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Histiobranchus bathybius (Günther, 1877)

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 312 - 354; Anal soft rays: 199 - 245; Vertebrae: 131 - 140. Dorsal fin rays anterior to anus 98-139; precaudal vertebrae 65-72 (usually 68-69); lateral line pores before anus 50-56 (Ref. 31334). Plain brown to black in color (Ref. 3973). Pectorals small (Ref. 31334).

Common Names

  • Tupohlavec hlubinný , Czech , Czechia
  • Butsnudet dybhavsål , Danish , Denmark
  • Black cut-throat eel , English , Australia
  • Black cutthroat , English , New Zealand
  • Deep water arrowtooth eel , English , Azores Is.
  • Deep-water arrowtooth eel , English , UK
  • Deepwater arrowtooth eel , English , UK
  • Deepwater arrowtooth eel , English , UK
  • Deepwater arrowtooth eel , English , Global
  • Ameerika süvaangerjas , Estonian , Estonia
  • Süva-paljaspõskangerjas , Estonian , Estonia
  • Egorgé petit-oeil , French , France
  • Egorgé petit-oeil , French , Crozet Is.
  • Egorgé petit-oeil , French , Global
  • Leiráll , Icelandic , Iceland
  • Soko-anago , Japanese , Japan
  • 旗鰓鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 旗鳃鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 深海合鰓鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 深海合鳃鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Anguilliformes

    Family: Synaphobranchidae

    Genus: Histiobranchus

    Species: Histiobranchus bathybius (Günther, 1877)

    Climate Zone

  • benthopelagic

    • Location

    Biology

    Found on the continental slope and abyssal plain. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, and squid (Ref. 31334).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic