Lord Howe conger

The Lord Howe conger^[3] (Ariosoma howensis) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[4] It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916, originally under the genus Congermuraena.^[5] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northeastern Australia, New Caledonia, and the South Fiji Basin. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 60–600 metres. Females can reach a maximum total length of 42.2 centimetres.^[4]

Lord Howe 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. howensis
Binomial name
Ariosoma howensis (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
Congermuraena howensis McCulloch & Waite, 1916

The species epithet and common name are derived from the Lord Howe Rise, near New Caledonia.