Lord Howe conger

Short description: Species of fish

Lord Howe conger

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anguilliformes
Family:  | Congridae
Genus:  | Ariosoma
Species:  |

A. howensis

Binomial name
Ariosoma howensis

(McCulloch & Waite, 1916)

Synonyms[2]

* Congermuraena howensis McCulloch & Waite, 1916

The Lord Howe conger[3] (Ariosoma howensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916, originally under the genus Congermuraena.[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northeastern Australia , New Caledonia, and the South Fiji Basin. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 60–600 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 42.2 centimetres.[4]

The species epithet and common name are derived from the Lord Howe Rise, near New Caledonia.

## References

1. ↑ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma howensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199356A2586686. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199356A2586686.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199356/2586686. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. ↑ Synonyms of Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
3. ↑ Common names for Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ariosoma howensis at www.fishbase.org.
5. ↑ McCulloch, A. R. and E. R. Waite, 1916 [ref. 15058] Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 5. Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 40: 437-451, Pls. 40-43.

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