Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Anguilliformes > Family Congridae > Subfamily Bathymyrinae > Genus Ariosoma

Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ariosoma*	Swainson, 1838	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Muraena balearica*	Delaroche, 1809	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: ngjale deti e baleareve sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

Catalan: congre de sucre; congre dolç; congre roig; congre ros sources: TermCat, The Center for Terminology.

Croatian: ugoric zlatar sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

Czech: úhořovec malý sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

Danish: Balearisk havål sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

English: bandtooth conger sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

French: congre des Baléares sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Azorenmuräne; goldener Balearen-Meeraal sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

Greek: Χελομουγκρί sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Hebrew: קונגר בלארי sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: Chelomougri; Cicirusmiru; Cirrimbidda; grongo delle Baleari; uocchie 'e luce sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

Maltese: Morina falza; Serp il-bahar sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

Polish: konger bialopletwy sources: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).

Portuguese: congro-das-Baleares sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Spanish, Castillian: congrillo de charco; congrio balear; varga sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.

Turkish: migri baligi

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
additional source	McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002.
additional source	Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes.
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase images (Ariosoma balearicum, Italy, by Patzner, R.)
FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126283