Slender Conger Eel
Ariosoma gracile
- Group: Eel
- Max size: 24.1 cm
- For divers: safe
This slender conger keeps to soft bottoms on the seafloor, where it burrows and hunts after dark like others in its family. Known mainly from trawl bycatch off the Indian coast, it reaches roughly twenty four centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Congridae › Ariosoma
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1740174.
FAQ
- Is the Slender Conger Eel dangerous to divers?
- The Slender Conger Eel is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Slender Conger Eel get?
- The Slender Conger Eel grows to about 24.1 cm.