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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae Conger and garden eels
Subfamily: Bathymyrinae
Genus: Ariosoma

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38 species (see list below)
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Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Photo by CSIRO
 
Ariosoma anago
[Silvery conger]
Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1853)
Photo by Tonozuka, T.
 
Ariosoma anagoides
[Sea conger]
Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 36.3 cm TL
Ariosoma anale (Poey, 1860)
Photo by JAMARC
 
Ariosoma anale
[Longtrunk conger]
Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Ariosoma balearicum
[Bandtooth conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
 
Ariosoma bauchotae
Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 28.1 cm TL
Ariosoma coquettei Smith & Kanazawa, 1977
Photo by JAMARC
 
Ariosoma coquettei
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm TL
 
Ariosoma dolichopterum
[Long-fin short-tail conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.6 cm TL
 
Ariosoma emmae
[Emma's short-tail conger]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 83 cm TL
Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther, 1872)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ariosoma fasciatum
[Barred sand conger]
Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Ariosoma gilberti (Ogilby, 1898)
Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Ariosoma gilberti
[Gilbert's garden eel]
No picture found

Max. Length 28.3 cm TL
 
Ariosoma gnanadossi
No picture found

Max. Length 24.1 cm TL
 
Ariosoma gracile
[Slender conger eel]
No picture found
 
Ariosoma hemiaspidus
Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific
Max. Length 42.2 cm TL
Ariosoma howensis (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
Photo by MNHN
 
Ariosoma howensis
[Lord Howe conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.3 cm TL
 
Ariosoma indicum
[Indian stout conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.1 cm TL
 
Ariosoma kannani
Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 54 cm SL
Ariosoma kapala (Castle, 1990)
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Ariosoma kapala
[Mottled conger]
Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Ariosoma majus (Asano, 1958)
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Ariosoma majus
[Major short-tail conger]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Ariosoma marginatum (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ariosoma marginatum
[Large-eye conger]
Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)
Photo by SFSA
 
Ariosoma mauritianum
[Blunt-tooth conger]
Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Ariosoma meeki (Jordan & Snyder, 1900)
Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Ariosoma meeki
[Meek's short-tail conger]
Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 20.8 cm TL
Ariosoma megalops Fowler, 1938
Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Ariosoma megalops
[Bigeye short-tail conger]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.2 cm SL
 
Ariosoma melanospilos
[Four-spot short-tail conger]
Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 42.8 cm TL
Ariosoma mellissii (Günther, 1870)
Photo by Brown,J./EMD, St Helena Government
 
Ariosoma mellissii
[Silver Eel]
Photo by Karmovskaya, E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 54.2 cm TL
Ariosoma multivertebratum Karmovskaya, 2004
Photo by Karmovskaya, E.
 
Ariosoma multivertebratum
No picture found

Max. Length 33.5 cm TL
 
Ariosoma nigrimanum
No picture found
 
Ariosoma obud
No picture found
 
Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus
Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 27.2 cm TL
Ariosoma opistophthalmum (Ranzani, 1839)
Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Ariosoma opistophthalmum
Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Ariosoma prorigerum (Gilbert, 1891)
Photo by FAO
 
Ariosoma prorigerum
[Slope conger]
Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Indian Ocean

Ariosoma sanzoi (D'Ancona, 1928)
Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Ariosoma sanzoi
Photo by Karmovskaya, E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Ariosoma sazonovi Karmovskaya, 2004
Photo by Karmovskaya, E.
 
Ariosoma sazonovi
Photo by Hazes, B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896)
Photo by Hazes, B.
 
Ariosoma scheelei
[Tropical conger]
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 48.5 cm TL
Ariosoma selenops Reid, 1934
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Ariosoma selenops
Photo by Karmovskaya, E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 26.5 cm TL
Ariosoma sereti Karmovskaya, 2004
Photo by Karmovskaya, E.
 
Ariosoma sereti
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Ariosoma shiroanago
[White short-tail conger]
No picture found
 
Ariosoma sokotranum
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
 
Ariosoma thoothukudiense
[Thoothukudi stout conger]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ariosoma anago Silvery conger Indo-West Pacific. 60 TL 1846
Ariosoma anagoides Sea conger Western Pacific 51 TL 1853
Ariosoma anale Longtrunk conger Western Atlantic 36.3 TL 1860
Ariosoma balearicum Bandtooth conger Eastern Atlantic 35 TL 1809
Ariosoma bauchotae Western Indian Ocean 36.2 TL 1983
Ariosoma coquettei Western Central Atlantic 28.1 TL 1977
Ariosoma dolichopterum Long-fin short-tail conger Indo-West Pacific 32 TL 2015
Ariosoma emmae Emma's short-tail conger Northwest Pacific 30.6 TL 2018
Ariosoma fasciatum Barred sand conger Indo-Pacific 83 TL 1872
Ariosoma gilberti Gilbert's garden eel Eastern Central Pacific 27 TL 1898
Ariosoma gnanadossi Eastern Indian Ocean 28.3 TL 1977
Ariosoma gracile Slender conger eel Western Indian Ocean, Ara 24.1 TL 2024
Ariosoma hemiaspidus Eastern Central Pacific 1946
Ariosoma howensis Lord Howe conger Western Pacific 42.2 TL 1916
Ariosoma indicum Indian stout conger Indian Ocean 43.3 TL 2022
Ariosoma kannani Eastern Indian Ocean, Bay 20.1 TL 2024
Ariosoma kapala Mottled conger Southwest Pacific 54 SL 1990
Ariosoma majus Major short-tail conger Northwest Pacific 53 TL 1958
Ariosoma marginatum Large-eye conger Eastern Central Pacific 38 TL 1875
Ariosoma mauritianum Blunt-tooth conger Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1914
Ariosoma meeki Meek's short-tail conger Northwest Pacific 53 TL 1900
Ariosoma megalops Bigeye short-tail conger Western Central Pacific. 20.8 TL 1938
Ariosoma melanospilos Four-spot short-tail conger Eastern Indian Ocean 30.2 SL 2021
Ariosoma mellissii Silver Eel Southeast Atlantic 42.8 TL 1870
Ariosoma multivertebratum Eastern Central Pacific 54.2 TL 2004
Ariosoma nigrimanum Western Indian Ocean 33.5 TL 1939
Ariosoma obud Western Central Pacific 1923
Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Western Indian Ocean 1991
Ariosoma opistophthalmum Southwest Atlantic 27.2 TL 1839
Ariosoma prorigerum Slope conger Eastern Pacific 35 TL 1891
Ariosoma sanzoi Western Indian Ocean 1928
Ariosoma sazonovi Western Pacific 39.5 TL 2004
Ariosoma scheelei Tropical conger Indo-Pacific. 20 TL 1896
Ariosoma selenops Western Atlantic 48.5 TL 1934
Ariosoma sereti Eastern Central Pacific 26.5 TL 2004
Ariosoma shiroanago White short-tail conger Northwest Pacific 40 TL 1958
Ariosoma sokotranum Western Indian Ocean 1991
Ariosoma thoothukudiense Thoothukudi stout conger East Indian Ocean 4.4 TL 2024



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