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Ariosoma prorigerum (Gilbert, 1891)

Slope conger
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Ariosoma prorigerum   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Costa Rica country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, D.G., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Keskameerika puurangerjas, Úhořovec ekvádorský, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Gilbert.

Issue
Species is valid, but further studies are needed to confirm genus as Ariosoma (Ophisoma considered a synonym of Ariosoma).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 380 - 740 m (Ref. 9292).   Deep-water; 10°N - 1°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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