Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1991. 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:49.745122+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ariosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991
- Name authority
- Karmovskaya, 1991
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Congridae
- Genus
- Ariosoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyCongridae Kaup, 1856
- subfamilyBathymyrinae Böhlke, 1949
- genusAriosoma Swainson, 1838
- speciesAriosoma ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ariosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ariosoma dolichopterum Karmovskaya, 2015 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma emmae Smith & Ho, 2018 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma gnanadossi Talwar & Mukherjee, 1977 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma majus (Asano, 1958) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma gracile Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Mohapatra, Kumar & Sarkar, 2024 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma indicum Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Acharya, Mohanty, Mohapatra, Kumar & Lal, 2022 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma maurostigma Kodeeswaran, Mohapatra, Dhinakaran, Kumar & Lal, 2022 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma anagoides (Bleeker, 1853) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bandtooth congerAriosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ariosoma bauchotae Karrer, 1983 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sharpnose congerAriosoma gilberti (Ogilby, 1898) | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Karmovskaya, E. S. (1991). The new species of conger eels (Congridae) from the western Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 31 (6): 891–897. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 32 (3) 1992:1–8.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:67R8S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.