Ariosoma nigrimanum

Ariosoma nigrimanum

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Ariosoma nigrimanum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Gulf of Aden, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Maximum length: 33.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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