Tropical conger

{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Tighe, K. |author2=Smith, D.G. |author3=McCosker, J. |date=2019 |title=''Ariosoma scheelei'' |volume=2019 |article-number=e.T199400A2591403 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199400A2591403.en |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Ariosoma scheelei | authority = (Strömman, 1896) | synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=7672&SynCode=26634&GenusName=Ariosoma&SpeciesName=scheelei Synonyms of ''Ariosoma scheelei''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> | synonyms = * ''Leptocephalus scheelei'' <small>Strömman, 1896</small> }} The '''tropical conger''' (''Ariosoma scheelei''), also known as the '''Scheele's conger''',<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7672&GenusName=Ariosoma&SpeciesName=scheelei&StockCode=7981 Common names for ''Ariosoma scheelei''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).<ref name="Fishbase">{{FishBase|Ariosoma|scheelei}}</ref> It was described by Pehr Hugo Strömman in 1896, originally under the genus ''Leptocephalus''.<ref name="Strömman, 1896">{{cite book|author=Pehr Hugo Strömman |year=1896 |title=Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala|publisher=Almqvist & Wiksell |location=Upsala|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117080#page/5/mode/1up|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.56320}}</ref> It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Natal and Mozambique. It inhabits reefs in lagoons, and is known to dwell at a depth of 9 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of {{convert|20|cm|in}}.<ref name="Fishbase"/>

Named in honor of Capt. George von Schéele, seaman and amateur naturalist, who collected type specimen.<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/congridae/ | title = Family CONGRIDAE Kaup 1856 (Conger Eels) | access-date= 19 September 2024 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 30 August 2024}}</ref>

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Category:Ariosoma Category:Taxa named by Pehr Hugo Strömman Category:Fish described in 1896