Shortdorsal cutthroat eel

Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis

One Hundred Eleven Centimeters Eel of Indo Pacific

Northern Hemisphere
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Oceania
South America
South Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Shortdorsal cutthroat eel is a marine fish from Circumtropical, except the northeast Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 111 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Synaphobranchus
Maximum length: 111 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Circumtropical, except the northeast Pacific (Ref. 26895 ). Indo-Pacific: Zanzibar and Maldives, Japan and Australia (Ref. 7300 ). Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and off Suriname (Ref. 13608 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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