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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 10 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 28°N - 26°S
Indo-Pacific: Madagascar, Taiwan, Sulawesi, Marshall Is., Hawaiian Is., Society Is., and Tahiti.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 83.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 123550)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Vertèbres: 154 - 159. Colorful congrid with a stiff caudal fin adapted for rapid backward burrowing (Ref. 37816).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
A colorful congrid that lives beneath the sand of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 89972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Smith, D.G., H.-C. Ho, J.F. Huang and Y.H. Chang, 2018. The congrid eel genus Ariosoma in Taiwan (Anguilliformes: Congridae), with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4454(1):84-106. (Ref. 123550)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 24.7 - 28.9, mean 27.5 °C (based on 284 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00115 (0.00048 - 0.00277), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
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