| Family: |
Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels), subfamily: Ilyophinae |
| Max. size: |
27 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1612 - 1665 m |
| Distribution: |
Northeastern South China Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 116-118. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: total vertebrae 116-118, preanal vertebrae 36 or 37; sensory pores in supraorbital series 3 (no pores above eye); sensory pores in infraorbital series 7 or 8 (2 or 3 pores behind eye); no sensory pores on frontal and supratemporal regions; body naked. Colouration: head uniformly brownish; body colour unknown due to abrasion of skin surface during collection, but likely to be uniformly brown (belly darker brown); dorsal and anal fins pale brown to dark brown, with translucent edge; caudal fin
pale brown; oral cavity dark brown (Ref. 129534). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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