Large-eye conger
species of fish
The large-eye conger (Ariosoma marginatum) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). This fish also goes by the name puhi. Ariosoma marginatum and other conger eels are also called White Eels in the Hawaiian Islands. It was described by Léon Vaillant and Henri Émile Sauvage in 1875, originally under the genus Congrogadus. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the northwestern and eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii and the Ladd Seamount.
Description
Ariosoma marginatum typically ranges from very pale brown to pale brown in color dorsally, and white ventrally. It's anal, caudal, and dorsal fin are defined by a narrow black border. The species name, marginatum denotes the blackish margin along the dorsal and anal fins. Males generally reach a maximum total length of 38 centimetres (15 in), though particularly large males will reach 16 in. They have large eyes, roughly equal in length to the snout.
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