Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus

Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Tropical fish

Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Einar Hagbart Martin Lea in 1913, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known solely from larval specimens discovered in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Synaphobranchus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform