Atractodenchelys robinsorum

Atractodenchelys robinsorum is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 2003.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Chesterfield Islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 710 metres.[1]

Atractodenchelys robinsorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Atractodenchelys
Species:
A. robinsorum
Binomial name
Atractodenchelys robinsorum
Karmovskaya, 2003

References

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  1. ^ a b Atractodenchelys robinsorum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 2003 New records of synaphobranchid eels (Synaphobranchidae, Anguilliformes) collected off New Caledonia and adjacent regions, with description of a new species of Atractodenchelys. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 43 (no. 4): 437-446.