Ariosoma obud
| Ariosoma obud | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. obud
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| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma obud Herre, 1923
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Ariosoma obud is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1][2] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[1][2]
The species epithet "obud" refers to the Visayan language term for leptocephalid eels.[2]
References
- ^ a b c McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma obud". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199012A2549806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199012A2549806.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ariosoma obud". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Herre, A. W. C. T., 1923 (8 Aug.) A review of the eels of the Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science v. 23 (no. 2): 123-236, Pls. 1-11.