Meadia abyssalis

Meadia abyssalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Meadia
Species:
M. abyssalis
Binomial name
Meadia abyssalis
(Kamohara, 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dysomma abyssale Kamohara, 1938
  • Meadia abyssale (Kamohara, 1938)
  • Media abyssalis (Kamohara, 1938)

Meadia abyssalis, the abyssal cutthroat eel,[2] is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[3] It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Brazil, the Hancock Seamount, the Hawaiian and Society islands, Japan, Mauritius, and Réunion. It is found off the continental slope, and dwells at a depth range of 100–329 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 73 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Kamohara, T., 1938 (30 Oct.) [ref. 2551] On the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. 1-86.


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