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Congridae

Japonoconger sivicolus

Japonoconger sivicolus

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large

Japonoconger sivicolus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Akira Ochiai in 1951, originally under the genus Arisoma. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Family
Congridae
Maximum length
57 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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