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Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877

Grey cutthroat
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Hawaii country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Comments: Known from Hawai'i Island to Northampton Bank at 406-2100 m (Ref. 58302). Also Ref. 583, 96339.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mundy, B.C., 2005
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Common names from other countries

Grey cutthroat eel, Gilbert's synaphobranchid eel, Grey cut-throat eel, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > 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 Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 290 - 2400 m (Ref. 50610), usually 400 - 500 m (Ref. 26999).   Deep-water; 3°C - 11°C (Ref. 26895); 44°N - 42°S

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Circumglobal, except the northeast Pacific (Ref. 26895). Eastern Atlantic: Liberia to northern Angola (Ref. 5235).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 26895)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 230. Dark grey in color (Ref. 3973). Anal rays about 230 (Ref. 3973).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found on the upper continental slope (Ref. 50610, 75154), over rocky substrata (Ref. 58302).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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