Species: Ariosoma gilberti, Gilbert's conger, Sharpnose conger, Snake conger

rear nostril: hole below mid-eye level
D & A rays unsegmented
blunt stiff C

jaw teeth in bands
Ariosoma gilberti (Ogilby, 1898)
Gilbert's conger, Snake conger, Sharpnose conger
Body stout; head and trunk slightly >1/2 TL; snout round, projecting a little, its length ~eye diameter; large eyes; both lips with low flanges; front nostril tubular forward pointing near tip of snout; rear nostril a small oval hole in front of and a little below middle of eye; jaw teeth small, pointed, in bands; upper edge of gill opening at middle of pectoral fin base; dorsal and anal fins continuous with the tail fin; dorsal fin begins ~over pectoral base; pectoral well developed, its base ends above gill opening, long and narrow, about 2.8-3.1 in head length; tip of tail blunt, stiff, with reduced tail fin; a complete lateral line.
Overall tan or very pale brown.
Size: to at least 27 cm.
Inhabits flat sandy bottoms.
Depth: 1-100 m.
The Gulf of California to the Galapagos.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom only
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- Continent
- All species
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 100
- Length Max
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- 27