Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991.Karmovskaya, E. S. 1991 [ref. 19225] The new species of conger eels (Congridae) from the western Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 31 (no. 6): 891-897. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Say de Malha Bank in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 110–115 metres.
The species epithet "ophidiophthalmus" is derived from a Latinized version of the Ancient Greek words "ophis" and "ophthalmus", and refers to the snake-like appearance of the eel's eyes.
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