Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Scheele's Conger Eel
Ariosoma scheelei
Scheele's Conger Eel
Category: Conger Eels
Scientific Name: Ariosoma scheelei
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Anguilliformes (Order)
      └Congridae (Family)
       └Bathymyrinae (Subfamily)
        └Ariosoma (Genus)
         └A. scheelei (Species)

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