Biology:Basketwork eel

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Short description: Species of fish

Basketwork eel
Diastobranchus capensis (Basketwork Eel).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Subfamily: Synaphobranchinae
Genus: Diastobranchus
Barnard, 1923
Species:
D. capensis
Binomial name
Diastobranchus capensis
Barnard, 1923

The basketwork eel, Diastobranchus capensis, is a cutthroat eel, the only species in the genus Diastobranchus. It is found off southern Australia , South Africa , and around New Zealand, in depths over 1,000 m. Its length is between 80 and 120 cm.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2630996 entry