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Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Shortdorsal Cutthroat Eel, Shortfin Cut-throat Eel, Deep-Sea Eel

Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis is commonly referred to as Shortdorsal Cutthroat Eel, Shortfin Cut-throat Eel, Deep-Sea Eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
15850 
AphiaID:
221388 
Scientific:
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis 
German:
Grubenaal 
English:
Shortdorsal Cutthroat Eel, Shortfin Cut-throat Eel, Deep-Sea Eel 
Category:
Ål 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Synaphobranchidae (Family) > Synaphobranchus (Genus) > brevidorsalis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Günther, 1887 
Occurrence:
Suriname, (the) Maldives, Australia, Azores, Brazil, China, Circumtropic, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Japan, New Caledonia, North Atlantic Ocean, Queensland (Australia), Réunion , Tansania, The Bahamas, West-Atlantic Ocean, Zanzibar 
Marine Zone:
Hemipelagial
Lightless depth range of 800 - 2400 meters 
Sea depth:
900 - 3000 Meter 
Size:
up to 43.7" (111 cm) 
Temperature:
35.6 °F - 51.8 °F (2°C - 11°C) 
Food:
Big fish, Carrion, Decapods, Fish (little fishes), Herbivorous, No reliable information available, Predatory, Sepia 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-08-07 22:00:17 

Info

Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis occurs circumtropically on soft soils in the area of outer continental slopes.

It is interesting to note that this species increases in size with depth.

The deep sea eel is not suitable for tropical marine aquariums (water temperature and length of the animal).

Synonyms:
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Günther, 1887
Synaphobranchus pinnatus brevidorsalis Lloyd, 1909
Synaphobranchus pinnatus var. brevidorsalis Lloyd, 1909

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 31.07.2023.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 31.07.2023.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2023.
  4. NOAA Okeanos Explorer (en). Abgerufen am 31.07.2023.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 31.07.2023.
  6. Zoogeography and Systematics of Six Deep-Living Genera of Synaphobranchid Eels, with a Key to Taxa and Description of Two New Species of Ilyophis (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2023.

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