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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335); dolichopterum: Name from Latin 'dolichopterum' meaning long pectoral fins, typical of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 480 m (Ref. 128691). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: India to South China Sea; north off Vietnam and Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 180-185;
Anal
soft rays: 120 - 140;
Vertebrae: 127 - 131. This species is distinguished by the following characters: six supraorbital, eight infraorbital, ten preoperculo-mandibular, and three temporal large pores; it has a welldefined dark medial stripe on the lower surface of the snout; pectoral fin length 39-48% of head length; preanal pores 46-50; total vertebral number 127-131, precaudal vertebrae 58-61 (Ref. 124214).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kodeeswaran, P., T.K.T. Jayakumar, S. Akash, T.T.A. Kumar and K.K. Lal, 2021. A new species of congrid eel, Ariosoma melanospilos sp. nov., from Indian waters with taxonomic description of A. dolichopterum (Congridae: Bathymyrinae). Mar. Biodiversity 51:47. (Ref. 124214)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).