Major Short-Tail Conger
Ariosoma majus
- Group: Eel
- Max size: 53 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A conger of sandy seabeds, it grows to around half a metre and hunts fish and crabs across open bottom. Widespread and slender, it slips into the sand the way most of its eel kin do when danger passes.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Congridae › Ariosoma
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1524875.
FAQ
- Is the Major Short-Tail Conger dangerous to divers?
- The Major Short-Tail Conger is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Major Short-Tail Conger get?
- The Major Short-Tail Conger grows to about 53 cm.