Longtrunk conger
Species of fish
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The longtrunk conger (Ariosoma anale), also known as the short-tail conger,[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[4] It was described by Felipe Poey in 1860, originally under the genus Conger.[5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Florida, Panama, the Guianas, and the Gulf of Guinea. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and inhabits sand and rock at a depth range of 11–63 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.3 centimeters.[4]
| Longtrunk conger | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Ariosoma |
| Species: | A. anale |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariosoma anale (Poey, 1860) | |
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