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Ariosoma kapala (Castle, 1990) Mottled conger |
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photo by
Graham, K. |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 54 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 46 - 64 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by having the following characters: body with mid-greyish brown background colour, covered with small, discrete, ovoid light spots, especially over head, trunk and dorsal and pectoral fins; precaudal vertebrae 74, total vertebrae 147; preanal 2.2 in TL, eye 5.1 in head; vomerine teeth on posterior half of bone molariform (Ref. 87005). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||