Kaup's arrowtooth eel (Synaphobranchus kaupii)

Scientific name: Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson, 1862

Kaup's arrowtooth eel (Synaphobranchus kaupii)

The Kaup's arrowtooth eel (Synaphobranchus kaupii) is a marine fish of the family Synaphobranchidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 270. Dark purplish grey in color. Anal rays about 270.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synaphobranchus kaupii
Family
Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
120–4800 m (394–15748 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 120 - 4800 m, usually 400 - 2200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Faroes and Iceland to Cape Verde, Nigeria, Namibia, and South Africa. Western Atlantic: Greenland to Bahamas; also Brazil. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Indo-West Pacific: Japan and Australia; Hawaii and the Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming fecundity > 100)

Sources

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

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