Atractodenchelys phrix
Atractodenchelys phrix, known under the common name "arrowtooth eel"[1] is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[2] It was described by Catherine H. Robins and Charles Richard Robins in 1970.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from its type locality in the eastern Caribbean, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 385–425 metres.[2]
| Atractodenchelys phrix | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Atractodenchelys |
| Species: | A. phrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractodenchelys phrix C. R. Robins & C. H. Robins, 1970 | |
References
- Common names for Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org.
- Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org.
- Robins, C. H., and C. R. Robins, 1970 (31 Dec.) [ref. 3783] The eel family Dysommidae (including the Dysomminidae and Nettodaridae), its osteology and composition, including a new genus and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 122 (no. 6): 293-335.
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