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Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Synaphobranchinae
Etymology: Synaphobranchus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, aphoo, aphiemi = to throw + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 290 - 2400 m (Ref. 50610), usually 400 - 500 m (Ref. 26999). Deep-water; 3°C - 11°C (Ref. 26895); 44°N - 42°S
Circumglobal, except the northeast Pacific (Ref. 26895). Eastern Atlantic: Liberia to northern Angola (Ref. 5235).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26895)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 230. Dark grey in color (Ref. 3973). Anal rays about 230 (Ref. 3973).
Found on the upper continental slope (Ref. 50610, 75154), over rocky substrata (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Sulak, K.J. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1997. Zoogeography and systematics of six deep-living genera of synaphobranchid eels, with a key to taxa and description of two new species of Ilyophis. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):1158-1194. (Ref. 26895)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
Outils
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