Ariosoma obud
Appearance
Ariosoma obud | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Congridae |
Genus: | Ariosoma |
Species: | A. obud
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Binomial name | |
Ariosoma obud Herre, 1923
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Ariosoma obud is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[1]
The species epithet "obud" refers to the Visayan language term for Leptocephalid eels.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ariosoma obud at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Herre, A. W. C. T., 1923 (8 Aug.) [ref. 2117] A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11.