Synaphobranchus

Genus of fishes

Synaphobranchus
Synaphobranchus affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Subfamily: Synaphobranchinae
Genus: Synaphobranchus
J. Y. Johnson, 1862
Species

See text.

Synaphobranchus is a genus of eels in the cutthroat eel family, Synaphobranchidae. It currently contains the following species:

  • Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877 (Grey cutthroat eel)
  • Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Günther, 1887 (Shortdorsal cutthroat eel)
  • Synaphobranchus calvus M. R. S. de Melo, 2007
  • Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus (E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
  • Synaphobranchus kaupii J. Y. Johnson, 1862 (Kaup's arrowtooth eel)
  • Synaphobranchus oregoni Castle, 1960

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Synaphobranchus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Synaphobranchus
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