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Ariosoma melanospilos Kodeeswaran, Jayakumar, Akash, Kumar & Lal, 2021 Four-spot short-tail conger |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Bathymyrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 30.23 cm SL (male/unsexed); 29.65 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 144-153. This medium-sized eel is distinguished by the following characters: anus placed near the mid-length; two black patches at the posterior margin of eye; two black spots on both sides of the mid-dorsal temporal region; origin of dorsal fin just above pectoral-fin base, and with a wide interbranchial width 25.0-30.3% HL; small triangular vomerine teeth patch reaching 1/4th length of the maxillary teeth patches and slightly upturned intermaxillary teeth patch at the anterior end; vertical fins with black distal margins; supratemporal with three pores, one median pore and a lateral pore on each side above the first lateral-line pore; predorsal pores 7, preanal 54-57 with total pores 136-141; predorsal vertebrae 7-8, preanal vertebrae 55-56, precaudal vertebrae 60-62 and total vertebrae 144-153 (Ref. 124214). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||