Longtrunk conger

The longtrunk conger (Ariosoma anale), also known as the short-tail conger,^[3] is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[4] It was described by Felipe Poey in 1860, originally under the genus Conger.^[5] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, including southern Florida, Panama, the Guianas, and the Gulf of Guinea. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and inhabits sand and rock at a depth range of 11–63 meters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.3 centimeters.^[4]

Longtrunk conger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Ariosoma
Species:	A. anale
Binomial name
Ariosoma anale (Poey, 1860)
Synonyms[2]
Conger analis Poey, 1860 Ariosoma analis (Poey, 1860)