Silver eel
| Silver eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. mellissii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma mellissii (Günther, 1870) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The silver eel (Ariosoma mellissii), also known as the Melliss's conger,[2] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870.[4] It is a rare tropical, marine eel which is known solely from St. Helena, in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 67 centimetres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42.8 centimetres.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma mellissii at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Ariosoma mellissii at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Ariosoma mellissii at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549.
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