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''Ariosoma'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of marine
congrid The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family in ...
eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
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Species

There are 42 species currently recognized in this genus by Eschmeyer's
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Ariosoma albimaculatum ''Ariosoma'' is a genus of marine congrid eels. Species There are 42 species currently recognized in this genus by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: * '' Ariosoma albimaculatum'' Kodeeswaran, Dash, Kumar & Lal, 2022 * '' Ariosoma anago'' (Temminck ...
'' Kodeeswaran, Dash, Kumar & Lal, 2022 * ''
Ariosoma anago The silvery conger (''Ariosoma anago'') also known as the sea conger, the darkfin conger, the dark-finned conger-eel, or simply the conger eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and ...
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Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch patrician, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob ...
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, 1846)
(Silvery conger) * '' Ariosoma anagoides'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Ariosoma anale'' ( Poey, 1860) (Longtrunk conger) (syn. ''Ariosoma analis'') * ''
Ariosoma balearicum The bandtooth conger (''Ariosoma balearicum''), also known as the Baleares conger or the Balearic conger,
'' ( Delaroche, 1809) (Band-tooth conger) (syn. ''Ariosoma impressa'', ''Ariosoma minor'') * ''
Ariosoma bauchotae ''Ariosoma bauchotae'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Ariosoma b ...
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, 1982
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Ariosoma bengalense ''Ariosoma'' is a genus of marine congrid eels. Species There are 42 species currently recognized in this genus by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: * '' Ariosoma albimaculatum'' Kodeeswaran, Dash, Kumar & Lal, 2022 * '' Ariosoma anago'' (Temminck ...
'' Ray, Acharya, Khatua, Roy, Mohapatra & Mishra, 2022 * ''
Ariosoma bowersi The large-eye congerCommo ...
'' (Jenkins, 1903) (large-eye conger) (syn. ''Ariosoma marginatum'' ( Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)) * ''
Ariosoma coquettei ''Ariosoma coquettei'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the northern coast of South America, in the west ...
'' D. G. Smith &
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, 1977
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Ariosoma dolichopterum ''Ariosoma dolichopterum'' is a species of fish found in Central Vietnam. It has about 127–131 vertebrae. It is closely related to ''Ariosoma anago, A. anago'' and 30 specimens were seized upon its description. References

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Ariosoma emmae ''Ariosoma'' is a genus of marine congrid true eel, eels. Species There are 42 species currently recognized in this genus by William N. Eschmeyer, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: * ''Ariosoma albimaculatum'' Kodeeswaran, Dash, Kumar & Lal, 2022 * ...
'' Smith & Ho, 2018 * '' Ariosoma fasciatum'' ( Günther, 1872) (Barred conger) (syn. ''Ariosoma nancyae'') * '' Ariosoma gilberti'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Gilbert's garden eel) * '' Ariosoma gnadanossi'' Talwar & Mukherjee, 1977 * '' Ariosoma gracile'' Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra, Kumar & Sarkar, 2024 * '' Ariosoma hemiaspidus'' Wade, 1946 * '' Ariosoma howense'' ( McCulloch & Waite, 1916) (Lord Howe conger) * '' Ariosoma indicum'' Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Acharya, Mohanty, Mohapatra, Kumar & Lal, 2022 * '' Ariosoma kannani'' Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Ray, Kumar, Mohapatra & Sarkar, 2024 * '' Ariosoma kapala'' (Castle, 1990) * '' Ariosoma majus'' ( Asano, 1958) * ''
Ariosoma mauritianum The blunt-tooth congerCom ...
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(Blunt-tooth conger) * '' Ariosoma maurostigma'' Kodeeswaran, Mohapatra, Dhinakaran, Kumar & Lal, 2022 * ''
Ariosoma meeki ''Ariosoma'' is a genus of marine congrid eels. Species There are 42 species currently recognized in this genus by Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: * ''Ariosoma albimaculatum'' Kodeeswaran, Dash, Kumar & Lal, 2022 * ''Ariosoma anago'' (Temminck & ...
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Ariosoma megalops ''Ariosoma megalops'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Ariosoma mega ...
'' Fowler, 1938 * '' Ariosoma melanospilos'' Kodeeswaran, Jayakumar, Akash, Kumar & Lal, 2021 * '' Ariosoma mellissii'' ( Günther, 1870) (Silver eel) * ''
Ariosoma multivertebratum ''Ariosoma multivertebratum'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Karmovskaya, 2004 * ''
Ariosoma nigrimanum ''Ariosoma nigrimanum'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Ariosom ...
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* '' Ariosoma obud'' Herre, 1923 * '' Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus'' Karmovskaya, 1991 * ''
Ariosoma opistophthalmum ''Ariosoma opistophthalmum'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Ranzani, 1839) * '' Ariosoma sanzoi'' ( D'Ancona, 1928) * ''
Ariosoma sazonovi ''Ariosoma sazonovi'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). ''Ariosoma sazonovi''at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004.Karmovskaya, E. S., 2004 ef. 28053''Benthopelagic bathyal conger ...
'' Karmovskaya, 2004 * '' Ariosoma scheelei'' ( Strömman, 1896) (Tropical conger) * ''
Ariosoma selenops ''Ariosoma selenops'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Ariosoma sele ...
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Ariosoma sereti ''Ariosoma sereti'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Ariosoma sereti''
'' Karmovskaya, 2004 * '' Ariosoma shiroanago'' ( Asano, 1958) * '' Ariosoma sokotranum'' Karmovskaya, 1991 * '' Ariosoma somaliense'' Kotthaus, 1968 * '' Ariosoma tamilicum'' Kodeeswaran, Acharya, Mohapatra & Kumar, 2025 * '' Ariosoma thoothukudiense'' Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra & Kumar, 2024


Former Species

Species formerly categorized as ''Ariosoma'', that are now listed under a different genus: * ''Ariosoma bleekeri'' (Fowler, 1934) - now known as '' Bathycongrus bleekeri'' * ''Ariosoma guttulata'' (Günther, 1887) - now known as '' Bathycongrus guttulatus'' (lined conger) * ''Ariosoma mystax'' (Delaroche, 1809) - now known as '' Gnathophis mystax'' (thinlip conger) * ''Ariosoma prorigerum'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1891) - now known as ''
Japonoconger proriger The slope conger (''Japonoconger proriger''), also known as the black-fin conger, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891, originally under the genus ''Ophisoma''. It is a marine, ...
'' (slope conger)


References

Bathymyrinae Taxa named by William Swainson Fish described in 1838 {{congridae-stub