Ariosoma major

Ariosoma major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species: A. major
Binomial name
Ariosoma major
(Asano, 1958)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alloconger shiroanago major Asano, 1958
  • Ariosoma shiroanago major (Asano, 1958)

Ariosoma major is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally as a subspecies of Alloconger shiroanago, which was later moved under the genus Ariosoma.[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern China Sea, Japan, and Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a widespread distribution, and inhabits sandy regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres.[2]

The diet of Ariosoma major consists primarily of bony fish and crabs.[4]

References

  1. Synonyms of Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12045] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. I. Description of two new subspecies referable to the genus Alloconger. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 191-196.
  4. Food items reported for Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
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