Thoothukudi stout conger
📖 Overview
Thoothukudi stout conger (Ariosoma thoothukudiense), first described by Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra & Kumar, 2024 is a tiny fish in the family Congridae (order Anguilliformes). Adults typically reach 4.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 162 - 163. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anus at mid-point of total length, preanal length 48.7-49.1% of TL; dorsal-fin origin is just before pectoral-fin insertion; vomerine teeth patch short with four rows with pointed teeth in anterior portion, tapering posteriorly with two or three rows of blunt teeth followed by three uniserial teeth posteriorly; intermaxillary teeth with five transverse rows, barely visible when mouth is closed and separated from vomerine and maxillary by fine gap; SO canal with 6 pores; vertebrae with pre-dorsal 10-11, pre-anal 61-64 and total 162-163. Colouration: body bicoloured, pale brown dorsally and silvery white ventrally; the preopercular portion is dark; pectoral fin reddish with dark spot at base .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Thoothukudi stout conger is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal. Tropical East Indian Ocean: India.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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