Meadia roseni
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Anguilliformes
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Family: | Synaphobranchidae
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Genus: | |
Species: | M. roseni
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Binomial name | |
Meadia roseni , & , 1991
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Meadia roseni is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by , , and in 1991.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 1,020 metres (3,350 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 74.5 centimetres (29.3 in).[1]
The species epithet refers to Donn Eric Rosen.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Meadia roseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Mok, H.-K., C.-Y. Lee and H.-J. Chan, 1991 [ref. 19973] Meadia roseni, a new synaphobranchid eel from the coast of Taiwan (Anguilloidea: Synaphobranchidae). Bulletin of Marine Science v. 48 (no. 1): 39-45.
Categories:
- Synaphobranchidae
- Fish described in 1991
- Anguilliformes stubs