| Ariosoma shiroanago | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. shiroanago |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma shiroanago (Asano, 1958) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ariosoma shiroanago is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Alloconger. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. It leads a benthic lifestyle and inhabits rough sand on continental shelves. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres.
References
- Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Ariosoma shiroanago". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199333A2584011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199333A2584011.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Synonyms of Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org.
- Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) Studies on the conger eels of Japan. I. Description of two new subspecies referable to the genus Alloconger. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 191-196.
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| Ariosoma shiroanago | |
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