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'''''Ariosoma coquettei''''' is an [[eel]] in the family [[Congridae]] (conger/garden eels).<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Ariosoma-coquettei.html ''Ariosoma coquettei''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[David G. Smith]] and [[Robert H. Kanazawa]] in 1977.<ref name="Smith & Kanazawa, 1977">Smith, D. G. and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] [http://docserver.ingentaconnect.com/deliver/connect/umrsmas/00074977/v27n3/s11.pdf?expires=1364259491&id=73493538&titleid=10983&accname=Guest+User&checksum=920F8CB03F2E31490BC0DE8F9ECA4967 ''Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis.'']{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.</ref> It is a [[tropical]], [[Marine biology|marine]] eel which is known from the northern coast of [[South America]], in the western central [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 75 metres. Males can reach a maximum [[total length]] of 28.1 centimetres.<ref name="Fishbase"/>
'''''Ariosoma coquettei''''' is an [[eel]] in the family [[Congridae]] (conger/garden eels).<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Ariosoma-coquettei.html ''Ariosoma coquettei''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[David G. Smith]] and [[Robert H. Kanazawa]] in 1977.<ref name="Smith & Kanazawa, 1977">Smith, D. G. and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] [http://docserver.ingentaconnect.com/deliver/connect/umrsmas/00074977/v27n3/s11.pdf?expires=1364259491&id=73493538&titleid=10983&accname=Guest+User&checksum=920F8CB03F2E31490BC0DE8F9ECA4967 ''Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis.'']{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.</ref> It is a [[tropical]], [[Marine biology|marine]] eel which is known from the northern coast of [[South America]], in the western central [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 75 meters. Males can reach a maximum [[total length]] of 28.1 centimeters.<ref name="Fishbase"/>


The [[Specific name (zoology)|species epithet]] "''coquettei''" refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel.<ref name="Smith & Kanazawa, 1977"/>
The [[Specific name (zoology)|species epithet]] "''coquettei''" refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel.<ref name="Smith & Kanazawa, 1977"/>

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Ariosoma coquettei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Ariosoma
Species:
A. coquettei
Binomial name
Ariosoma coquettei
Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

Ariosoma coquettei is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1977.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the northern coast of South America, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 75 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 28.1 centimeters.[1]

The species epithet "coquettei" refers to the name of the vessel which collected the first specimens of the eel.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ariosoma coquettei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Smith, D. G. and R. H. Kanazawa, 1977 [ref. 4036] Eight new species and a new genus of congrid eels from the western north Atlantic with redescriptions of Ariosoma analis, Hildebrandia guppyi, and Rhechias vicinalis.[permanent dead link] Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3): 530-543.