Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Say de Malha Bank in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 110–115 metres.[2]
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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. ophidiophthalmus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991
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The species epithet "ophidiophthalmus" is derived from a Latinized version of the Ancient Greek words "ophis" and "ophthalmus", and refers to the snake-like appearance of the eel's eyes.[2]
References
edit- ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199073A2555940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199073A2555940.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S. 1991 [ref. 19225] The new species of conger eels (Congridae) from the western Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 6): 891-897.
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