Silvery conger explained

The silvery conger (Ariosoma anago) also known as the sea conger, the darkfin conger, the dark-finned conger-eel, or simply the conger eel,[1] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1846, originally under the genus Conger.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known to dwell in sandy and muddy bottoms on coasts in the Indo-west Pacific. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres.

The silvery conger's diet consists primarily of benthic crustaceans and finfish.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=8234&GenusName=Ariosoma&SpeciesName=anago&StockCode=8547 Common names for Ariosoma anago
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Ariosoma-anago.html Ariosoma anago
  3. Temminck, C. J. and H. Schlegel, 1846 [ref. 4374] See Temminck & Schlegel 1843 [ref. 4370]. Parts 10-14: 173-269
  4. http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=8547&genus=Ariosoma&species=anago Food items reported for Ariosoma anago