Shortdorsal cutthroat eel

The shortdorsal cutthroat eel (Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis, also known commonly as the shortfin cut-throat eel[2]) is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[3] It was described by Albert Günther in 1887.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific and western central Atlantic Ocean, including Zanzibar, Maldives, Australia, Japan, Suriname, and the Gulf of Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 900 to 3,000 metres (3,000 to 9,800 ft), most often between 1,000 to 2,500 metres (3,300 to 8,200 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 111 centimetres (44 in).[3]

Shortdorsal cutthroat eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Synaphobranchus
Species:
S. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis
Günther, 1887
Synonyms[1]
  • Synaphobranchus pinnatus var. brevidorsalis Lloyd, 1909

References
  1. Synonyms of Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Günther, A., 1887 (before 11 Oct.) [ref. 2013] Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57): i-lxv + 1-268, Pls. 1-66.
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