Ariosoma major is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally as a subspecies of Alloconger shiroanago, which was later moved under the genus Ariosoma.Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12045] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. I. Description of two new subspecies referable to the genus Alloconger. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 191-196. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the eastern China Sea, Japan, and Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a widespread distribution, and inhabits sandy regions. Males can reach a maximum total length of 53 centimetres.
The diet of Ariosoma major consists primarily of bony fish and crabs.Food items reported for Ariosoma major at www.fishbase.org.
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