Ariosoma obud

Ariosoma obud
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species: A. obud
Binomial name
Ariosoma obud
Herre, 1923

Ariosoma obud is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[1]

The species epithet "obud" refers to the Visayan language term for Leptocephalid eels.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ariosoma obud at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Herre, A. W. C. T., 1923 (8 Aug.) [ref. 2117] A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11.


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