Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus
Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[2] It was described by Einar Hagbart Martin Lea in 1913, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[3] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known solely from larval specimens discovered in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 100 to 150 metres (330 to 490 ft).[2]
| Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Synaphobranchus |
| Species: | S. dolichorhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus (Lea, 1913) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus at www.fishbase.org.
- Lea, E., 1913 [ref. 14158] Muraenoid larvae from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7): 1-59, Pls. 1-6.
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