Congridae

Ariosoma opistophthalmum

Ariosoma opistophthalmum

Congrid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• South America
• Anguilliform
• Medium

Ariosoma opistophthalmum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Camillo Ranzani in 1839, originally under the genus Conger. It is a rare, non-migratory marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean around Brazil, where it ranges from Bahia to São Paulo.