Lord Howe conger

Lord Howe conger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Ariosoma
Species:	A. howensis
Binomial name
Ariosoma howensis (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
Synonyms [2]
Congermuraena howensisMcCulloch & Waite, 1916

The Lord Howe conger ^[3] (Ariosoma howensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ^[4] It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916, originally under the genus Congermuraena . ^[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northeastern Australia, New Caledonia, and the South Fiji Basin. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 60–600 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 42.2 centimetres. ^[4]

The species epithet and common name are derived from the Lord Howe Rise, near New Caledonia.

References

1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma howensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T199356A2586686. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199356A2586686.en . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names for Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
4. Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
5. McCulloch, A. R. and E. R. Waite, 1916 [ref. 15058] Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 5. Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 40: 437-451, Pls. 40-43.