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Ariosoma nigrimanum
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Ariosoma
Species:	A. nigrimanum
Binomial name
Ariosoma nigrimanum Norman, 1939
Synonyms
Ariosoma nigrimanus Norman, 1939 (misspelling)

Ariosoma nigrimanum is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by John Roxborough Norman in 1939. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Gulf of Aden, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 220 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33.5 centimetres.

References

1. McCosker, J.; Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G. (2019). "Ariosoma nigrimanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199126A2561803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199126A2561803.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Ariosoma nigrimanum at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Ariosoma nigrimanum at www.fishbase.org.
4. Norman, J. R., 1939 (25 Nov.) Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1): 1-116.

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