Southern cut-throat eel
| Southern cut-throat eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Histiobranchus |
| Species: | H. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Histiobranchus australis (Regan, 1913) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Southern cut-throat eel[2] (Histiobranchus australis) is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[3] It was described by Regan in 1913.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 950 to 3,001 metres (3,117 to 9,846 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.8 centimetres (24.7 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 67.0 centimetres (26.4 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Histiobranchus australis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Histiobranchus australis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Histiobranchus australis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Regan, C. T., 1913 (23 May) [ref. 3651] The Antarctic fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh v. 49 (pt 2, no. 2): 229-292, Pls. 1-11.
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