Synaphobranchus calvus

Synaphobranchus calvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Synaphobranchidae
Genus:	Synaphobranchus
Species:	S. calvus
Binomial name
	Synaphobranchus calvus; Melo, 2007

Synaphobranchus calvus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).^[1] It was described by in 2007.^[2]

The species epithet "calvus" means "bald" in Latin, and refers to the lack of scales on the eel's head. Males can reach a maximum total length of 68.5 centimetres (27.0 in).^[1]

It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil, in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 750 to 2,000 metres (2,460 to 6,560 ft).

References[]

^ ^a ^b Synaphobranchus calvus at www.fishbase.org.
^ Melo, M. R. S., 2007 (16 May) [ref. 29141] A new synaphobranchid eel (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae) from Brazil, with comments on the species from the western South Atlantic. Copeia 2007 (no. 2): 315-323.

External links[]

Data related to Synaphobranchus calvus at Wikispecies

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[Fishbase-1] Synaphobranchus calvus at www.fishbase.org.

[Melo,_2007-2] Melo, M. R. S., 2007 (16 May) [ref. 29141] A new synaphobranchid eel (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae) from Brazil, with comments on the species from the western South Atlantic. Copeia 2007 (no. 2): 315-323.

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