Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Ariosoma

Species: Ariosoma gilberti (Ogilby, 1898)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits sand flats, often in protected bays and coves. Can bury and move about beneath sand. Often bury during the day and forage in the open at night (Ref. 5227).

Habitat

associated