Abyssal cutthroat eel
| Abyssal cutthroat eel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Meadia |
| Species: | M. abyssalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Meadia abyssalis (Kamohara, 1938) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Abyssal cutthroat eel[2] (Meadia abyssalis) is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[3] It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Brazil, the Hancock Seamount, the Hawaiian and Society islands, Japan, Mauritius, and Réunion. It is found off the continental slope, and dwells at a depth range of 100-329 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 73 centimetres.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Kamohara, T., 1938 (30 Oct.) [ref. 2551] On the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. 1-86.
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