Lord Howe conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 howensis McCulloch & 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. 1 2 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.


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