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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae Cutthroat eels
Subfamily: Synaphobranchinae
Genus: Synaphobranchus

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Synaphobranchus affinis Grey cutthroat Circumglobal, except the 160 TL 1877
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Shortdorsal cutthroat eel Circumtropical, except th 111 TL 1887
Synaphobranchus calvus South Atlantic 68.5 TL 2007
Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus North Atlantic 1913
Synaphobranchus kaupii Kaup's arrowtooth eel Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1862
Synaphobranchus oregoni Circumtropical, except in 111 TL 1960



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