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Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877

Grey cutthroat
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Reunion Island [La] (La Réunion) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: MNHN 1993-0269, 1993-0270, 1993-0271, 1993-0272, 1993-0291 (Ref. 33390).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/re.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grey cutthroat eel, Gilbert's synaphobranchid eel, Grey cut-throat eel, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > 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 Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 290 - 2400 m (Ref. 50610), usually 400 - 500 m (Ref. 26999).   Deep-water; 3°C - 11°C (Ref. 26895); 44°N - 42°S

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