Ariosoma shiroanago is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).Ariosoma shiroanago at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Hirotoshi Asano in 1958, originally under the genus Alloconger.Asano, H., 1958 (15 July) [ref. 12045] Studies on the conger eels of Japan. I. Description of two new subspecies referable to the genus Alloconger. Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 67 (no. 7): 191-196. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. It leads a benthic lifestyle and inhabits rough sand on continental shelves. Males can reach a maximum total length of 40 centimetres.
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