Biology:Southern cut-throat eel
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Short description: Species of fish
Southern cut-throat eel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
Genus: | Histiobranchus |
Species: | H. australis
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Binomial name | |
Histiobranchus australis (Regan, 1913)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The Southern cut-throat eel[2] (Histiobranchus australis) is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[3] It was described by Regan in 1913.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 950 to 3,001 metres (3,117 to 9,846 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.8 centimetres (24.7 in), while females can reach a maximum TL of 67.0 centimetres (26.4 in).[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Histiobranchus australis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Histiobranchus australis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Histiobranchus australis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Regan, C. T., 1913 (23 May) [ref. 3651] The Antarctic fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh v. 49 (pt 2, no. 2): 229-292, Pls. 1-11.
Wikidata ☰ Q3486674 entry