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Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335); indicum: Named for the country of its occurrence, india.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical
Indian Ocean: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130193)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 141 - 146. This elongated eel species is distinguished from al its congeners by the following set of characters: anus on the anterior to the midpoint of the total length, pre-anal length 40.0-43.1% of TL; dorsal-fin origin before the pectoral-fin base; short wedge-shaped pointed vomerine teeth patch, three or four rows in the anterior portion, tapering posteriorly with four uniserial teeth; intermaxillary teeth with four transverse rows, barely visible when jaws closed and a fine gap separates vomerine and maxillary teeth; lateral line pores end at a smaller distance (3.8-4.6 in HL) before the tail tip; SO canal with 4 or 5 pores; pre-dorsal vertebrae 9-10; preanal vertebrae 49-53; total vertebrae 141-146. Colouration: body greenish-brown in colour; two faint dark bands at dorsal portion of the head, extremities of the lower jaw with minute dark pigmentation patches before the rictus, bicoloured pectoral fin. (Ref. 130193).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kodeeswaran, P., A. Kathirvelpandian, S. Acharya, S.R. Mohanty, A. Mohapatra, T.T.P. Ajith Kumar and K.K. Lal, 2022. Ariosoma indicum sp. nov., a new species of congrid eel (Anguilliformes: Congridae: Bathymyrinae) from the Indian waters. J. Fish. Biol. 100(6):1447-1454. (Ref. 130193)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00115 (0.00048 - 0.00277), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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