| Family: |
Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae |
| Max. size: |
39.5 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 160 - 440 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 212-221; Anal soft rays: 159-171; Vertebrae: 146-148. Diagnosis: The head and body of this species is light; margins of dorsal and anal fins dark; caudal fins light. Dorsal fin originates above the base of pectoral fin, above the 9th-10th pore of lateral line. Vertebrae 146-148; trunk vertebrae 66-68. Pores of lateral line to anus 46-49. Supraorbital canal 4, suborbital canal 8, preoperculomandibular canal 11, occipital commissure 3 (Ref. 54804). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Type locality, MNHN 1998-0647 (holotype of Ariosoma sazonovi, 22.7 cm TL, male). Collected from the southwestern end of Luzon Island in the northern part of the Sibuyan Sea (Ref. 54804). |
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