Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Scheele's Conger Eel
Ariosoma scheelei
Scheele's Conger Eel
Category: Conger Eels
Scientific Name: Ariosoma scheelei
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Congridae (Family) Conger Eels
      └Bathymyrinae (Subfamily)
       └Ariosoma (Genus)
        └A. scheelei (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217541🔗
iNaturalist ID: 611946🔗

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