Shortdorsal cutthroat eel
| Shortdorsal cutthroat eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Synaphobranchus |
| Species: | S. brevidorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Günther, 1887 | |
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The Shortdorsal cutthroat eel (Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis, also known commonly as the Shortfin cut-throat eel[2]) is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1887.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and western central Atlantic Ocean, including Zanzibar, Maldives, Australia, Japan, Suriname, and the Gulf of Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 900 to 3,000 metres (3,000 to 9,800 ft), most often between 1,000 to 2,500 metres (3,300 to 8,200 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 111 centimetres (44 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Günther, A., 1887 (before 11 Oct.) [ref. 2013] Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57): i-lxv + 1-268, Pls. 1-66.
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