Scientific Name
Synaphobranchus kaupii

Common Name
Kaup's arrowtooth eel

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 270. Dark purplish grey in color (Ref. 3973). Anal rays about 270 (Ref. 3973).

Classification

Classified By

Johnson, 1862

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Cutthroat eels (Synaphobranchidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Faroes and Iceland to Cape Verde, Nigeria, Namibia (Ref. 27121), and South Africa. Western Atlantic: Greenland to Bahamas; also Brazil. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Indo-West Pacific: Japan and Australia (Ref. 7300); Hawaii and the Indian Ocean.

Range

69°N - 40°S, 85°W - 154°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

- 10 °C

Depth From - meters

120 m

Depth To - meters

4800 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 120 - 4800 m (Ref. 50610), usually 400 - 2200 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

4.09 s.e. 0.61 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

100.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming fecundity > 100)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)