Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 181 - 192; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 142 - 152; Vertebrae: 150 - 153. Edges of unpaired fins dark, pectoral fins light. Branchial chamber light. Eyes round, pupils narrow and vertical. Dorsal fin originates slightly anterior to the insertions of the pectorals.

Common Names

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Úhořovec hadooký , Czech , Czechia

Madusilm-puurangerjas , Estonian , Estonia

蛇眼美体鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

蛇眼美體鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Ariosoma

Species: Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: Say de Malha Bank.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal