| Scientific name: Synaphobranchus affinis |  |
| Nome comum: Moreão-do-golfo; Congrinho |
| Common name: Grey cutthroat |
| Classification: CHORDATA > ACTINOPTERYGII > Anguilliformes > Synaphobranchidae |
| Description: A deep-water cuttthroat eel, with elongate, slender body, compressed posteriorly. Scales oval, not regularly arranged. Dark grey. |
Global Distribution: Circumglobal distribution, except in the north-eastern Pacific.
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| BIOLOGICAL FEATURES |
| Size: Maximum length 160 cm (total length). |
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| Weight length rel.: Bayesian estimated length-weight: a=0.00085 (0.00034 - 0.00211), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30). |
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| ECOLOGICAL FEATURES |
| Depth range: FishBase: 290 - 2400 m, usually 400 - 500 m |
| Habitat: Benthopelagic. Found on the upper continental slope over rocky substrata. |
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| Trophic level: FishBase: 4.2 |
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| FISHERIES |
| Commercial interest: Not commercial. |
| Conservation status: Least concern. |
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| REFERENCES |
Carpenter K.E., ed. (2002). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome, pp. 601-1374.
Froese R., Pauly D., editors (2011) .FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (06/2014). http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Synaphobranchus-affinis.html
Hureau J.-C., ed. (1984-1985). Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO. Accessed through: Marine Species Identification Portal. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://species-identification.org (2014).
IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org |
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