Barred Sand Conger

Ariosoma fasciatum

Whitish to light brown with large brown irregular spots.

Size : 60 cm

Habitat : On sand and rubble surfaces of lagoons and out reefs, 2-23 m. Bore backwards into soft ground with the aid of its firm caudal fin.

Distribution : Madagascar to Indonesia, Marshall Islands, Hawaii and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Anguilliformes

FAMILY

:

Congridae

GENUS

:

Ariosoma

SPECIES

:

Ariosoma fasciatum

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner