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Blunt-tooth conger
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. mauritianum
Binomial name
Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)
Synonyms
Leptocephalus mauritianus Pappenheim, 1914 Leptocephalus mauritianum Pappenheim, 1914 (misspelling)

The blunt-tooth conger (Ariosoma mauritianum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Paul Pappenheim in 1914, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, eastern Africa, and Australia. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 360–800 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in; 0.98 ft).

References

1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma mauritianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199220A2571436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199220A2571436.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names for Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ Ariosoma mauritianum at www.fishbase.org.
5. Pappenheim, P., 1914 II. Die Tiefseefische. Pp. 161-200, Pls. 9-10. In: Die Fische der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 v. 15 (Zoologie v. 7).

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