Ariosoma megalops is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1938.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 717 metres. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 14.9 centimetres.[2]
| Ariosoma megalops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. megalops
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| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma megalops Fowler, 1938
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References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma megalops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199282A2578271. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199282A2578271.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b Ariosoma megalops at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Fowler, H. W., 1938 (Sept.) [ref. 17760] Studies of Hong Kong fishes -- No. 3. Hong Kong Naturalist No. 6, Suppl.: 1-52.
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