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Ariosoma coquettei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Ariosoma
Species:	A. coquettei
Binomial name
Ariosoma coquettei D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

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 western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 75 meters. It can reach a maximum total length of 28.1 centimeters.

The species epithet "coquettei" refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel.

References

1. ^ McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma coquettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199378A2589110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199378A2589110.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. ^ Smith, David G.; Kanazawa, Robert H. (1977). "Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis". Bulletin of Marine Science. 27 (3): 530–543.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ariosoma coquettei". FishBase. February 2024 version.

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