Meadia abyssalis

Meadia abyssalis, the abyssal cutthroat eel,[2] 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]

Meadia abyssalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Meadia
Species:
M. abyssalis
Binomial name
Meadia abyssalis
(Kamohara, 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dysomma abyssale Kamohara, 1938
  • Meadia abyssale (Kamohara, 1938)
  • Media abyssalis (Kamohara, 1938)

References
  1. Synonyms of Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 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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