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Atractodenchelys phrix

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Atractodenchelys phrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Atractodenchelys
Species:
A. phrix
Binomial name
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]

References

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  1. ^ Common names for Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ 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.