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Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Synaphobranchinae
Etymology: Synaphobranchus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, aphoo, aphiemi = to throw + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 290 - 2400 m (Ref. 50610), usually 400 - 500 m (Ref. 26999). Deep-water; 3°C - 11°C (Ref. 26895); 44°N - 42°S
Circumglobal, except the northeast Pacific (Ref. 26895). Eastern Atlantic: Liberia to northern Angola (Ref. 5235).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26895)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 230. Dark grey in color (Ref. 3973). Anal rays about 230 (Ref. 3973).
Found on the upper continental slope (Ref. 50610, 75154), over rocky substrata (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Sulak, K.J. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1997. Zoogeography and systematics of six deep-living genera of synaphobranchid eels, with a key to taxa and description of two new species of Ilyophis. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):1158-1194. (Ref. 26895)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.1 - 13.2, mean 9.7 °C (based on 287 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00065 (0.00033 - 0.00128), b=3.15 (2.97 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming fecundity > 100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).