Ariosoma coquettei

Ariosoma coquettei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Ariosoma
Species:	A. coquettei
Binomial name
	Ariosoma coquettei; Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

Ariosoma coquettei is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[2] 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. Males can reach a maximum total length of 28.1 centimeters.[1]

The species epithet "coquettei" refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel.[2]

References

Ariosoma coquettei at www.fishbase.org.
Smith, D. G. and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] 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 v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.

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[Fishbase-1] Ariosoma coquettei at www.fishbase.org.

[Smith_&_Kanazawa,_1977-2] Smith, D. G. and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] 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 v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.