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Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther, 1872)

Description

Vertebrae: 154 - 159. Colorful congrid with a stiff caudal fin adapted for rapid backward burrowing (Ref. 37816).

Common Names

  • Úhořovec sulaweský , Czech , Czechia
  • Barred conger , English , UK
  • Barred conger , English , Hawaii
  • Barred sand conger , English , Micronesia
  • Vöödiline puurangerjas , Estonian , Estonia
  • Congre de sable à barres sombres , French , France
  • 南希美体鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 南希美體鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 南希錐體康吉鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 南希锥体康吉鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 条纹杂色康吉鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 条纹美体鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 條紋美體鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 條紋雜色康吉鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 錐體康吉鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 锥体康吉鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Anguilliformes

    Family: Congridae

    Genus: Ariosoma

    Species: Ariosoma fasciatum (Günther, 1872)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: Madagascar, Taiwan, Sulawesi, Marshall Is., Hawaiian Is., Society Is., and Tahiti.

    • Biology

    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).

    Habitat

    associated