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Tropical Conger

Ariosoma scheelei

Also known as: Scheele's Conger, Sea Conger

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
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@perigor2000 · Tofo bay, Mozambique · May 20111 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, buried in the sand with just the head showing, over lagoons and sheltered bays of seaward reefs.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans and small fish.

Conger Eels are from the family of garden eels but much larger and usually found singly buried in the sand.
Unlike Moray Eels Conger Eels have pectoral fins.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spotswhite spots
Behaviour
buries in sandhead showingnocturnalsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly, buried in the sand with just the head showing, over lagoons and sheltered bays of seaward reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyCongridae
    6. genusAriosoma
    7. speciesAriosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896)

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