About Synaphobranchus kaupii

Synaphobranchus kaupii, also known as Kaup's arrowtooth eel, is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific and eastern and western Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 120 to 4,800 metres, and inhabits the upper abyssal zone on the continental slope.

Animalia (Kingdom); Chordata (Phylum); Vertebrata (Subphylum); Gnathostomata (Infraphylum); Osteichthyes (Parvphylum); Actinopterygii (Gigaclass); Actinopteri (Superclass); Teleostei (Class); Anguilliformes (Order); Synaphobranchidae (Family); Synaphobranchinae (Subfamily); Synaphobranchus (Genus); Synaphobranchus kaupii (Species)

Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson, 1862

1. Yate J. 2. Descriptions of some New Genera and Species of Fishes obtained at Madeira[C]//Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1862, 30(1): 167-180. (Johnson et al., 1862)

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Gulf of Saint Lawrence, North Atlantic Ocean, South Africa at depths of 800- 2000 m