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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae Cutthroat eels
Subfamily: Synaphobranchinae
Genus: Synaphobranchus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Circumglobal, except the
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877

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Synaphobranchus affinis
[Grey cutthroat]

Photo by JAMARC

Circumtropical, except th
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Günther, 1887

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Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis
[Shortdorsal cutthroat eel]
No picture found
South Atlantic
Max. Length 68.5 cm TL
 
Synaphobranchus calvus
[]
No picture found
North Atlantic
 
Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus
[]

Photo by DESCNA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson, 1862

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Synaphobranchus kaupii
[Kaup's arrowtooth eel]
No picture found
Circumtropical, except in
Max. Length 111 cm TL
 
Synaphobranchus oregoni
[]
6 Species of Family Synaphobranchidae with Genus Synaphobranchus
(Cutthroat eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Synaphobranchus affinis Grey cutthroat Circumglobal, except the 160 TL
1887 Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Shortdorsal cutthroat eel Circumtropical, except th 111 TL
2007 Synaphobranchus calvus South Atlantic 68.5 TL
1913 Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus North Atlantic
1862 Synaphobranchus kaupii Kaup's arrowtooth eel Eastern Atlantic 100 TL
1960 Synaphobranchus oregoni Circumtropical, except in 111 TL



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