Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 146 - 178; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 119 - 135.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Ariosoma

Species: Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Uncommon species found in lagoon reefs (Ref. 1602). Solitary and cryptic, also seen in sheltered bays (Ref 90102).

Habitat

associated