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Species related to Japonoconger proriger: [ 2 ] records

caudalis, Congermuraena Garman [S.] 1899:305 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Pacific Panama, 7°09'45"N, 80°50'00"W, Albatross station 3354, depth 322 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28460 (1); USNM 57898 (1), 153600 [ex MCZ 28460] (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:6 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of "Ophisoma" prorigerum Gilbert 1891 -- (Smith 1994:6 [ref. 21917]). •Synonym of Japonoconger proriger (Gilbert 1891). Current status: Synonym of Japonoconger proriger (Gilbert 1891). Congridae: Congrinae. Habitat: marine.

prorigerum, Ophisoma Gilbert [C. H.] 1891:350 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 856); ref. 1625] Off Ecuador, 0°37'00"S, 81°00'00"W, Albatross station 2792, depth 401 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 44295. Paratypes: (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:10 [ref. 21917]. Ophisoma is a synonym of Ariosoma Swainson 1838, so we place the species in Ariosoma for now. •Valid as Ophisoma prorigerum Gilbert 1891 -- (Bussing & López S. 1994:38 [ref. 23101]). •Valid but genus uncertain -- (Smith 1994:10 [ref. 21917], Smith in Fischer et al. 1995:1034 [ref. 22829], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957]). •Valid as Japonoconger proriger (Gilbert 1891) -- (Robertson et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35676], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Japonoconger proriger (Gilbert 1891). Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Ecuador, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.