Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis)

Scientific name: Diastobranchus capensis Barnard, 1923

Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis)

The Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis) is a marine fish of the family Synaphobranchidae.

Biology

Dark purplish black in color. Lateral line pores before anus about 27.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diastobranchus capensis
Family
Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
180
Depth range
183–2000 m (600–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 183 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circum-austral, except eastern Pacific. Distributed on the continental slope of South Africa, off Tasmania, New Zealand, Discovery Seamount and the Rio Grande Rise off South America. Also found in Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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