Ariosoma sereti Karmovskaya, 2004
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 sereti is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2004. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Marquesas Islands, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 95–370 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 26.5 centimetres.
The species epithet was given in honour of Bernard Séret. (b. 1949), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris), for "significant" contributions to the study and collection of deepwater fishes, and for giving Karmovskaya the opportunity to study his material on eels.
Wikipedia contributors, Ariosoma sereti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:03:57.878977+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ariosoma sereti Karmovskaya, 2004
- Name authority
- Karmovskaya, 2004
- 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 sereti Karmovskaya, 2004
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 ophidiophthalmus Karmovskaya, 1991 | CongridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
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. (2004). Benthopelagic bathyal conger eels of families Congridae and Nettastomatidae from the Western Tropical Pacific, with descriptions of ten new species. J. Ichthyol., 44. 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:GMZ6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.