Abyssal cutthroat eel

Histiobranchus bathybius

Fish
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth200–4,700 m
Water temperature5–29 °C
Best monthsJuly
How commonRare

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About this species

The deepwater arrowtooth eel, is a cutthroat eel of the genus Histiobranchus, found globally.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Deepwater arrowtooth eel”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 10 records
March: 11 records
April: 10 records
May: 8 records
June: 25 records
July: 51 records
August: 8 records
September: 6 records
October: 8 records
November: 8 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 200–4,700 m · Deepest record: 4,851 m

100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 1 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 1 records
160–170 m: 1 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 21 records
210+ m: 113 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–29 °C

4–6 °C: 3 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 6 records
10–12 °C: 8 records
12–14 °C: 34 records
14–16 °C: 19 records
16–18 °C: 25 records
18–20 °C: 7 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 11 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 11 records
28–30 °C: 28 records

Names and classification

English: Abyssal cutthroat eel, Deepwater arrowtooth eel, Deep-water arrowtooth eel, Deepwater cutthroat eel, Black Cutthroat, Black Cut-throat Eel, deepwater arrowtooth eel, Deep Water Arrowtooth Eel, deepwater cutthroat eel

Names in 3 more languages

French: Egorgé petit-oeil
Japanese: Sokoanago, ソコアナゴ
Simplified Chinese: 合鰓鰻, 旗鰓鰻, 深海旗鰓鰻

Other scientific names: Histiobranchus infernalis, Synaphobranchus bathybius, Synaphobranchus infernalis

Similar species

Kaup's arrowtooth eel
Synaphobranchus kaupii
Parasitic eel
Simenchelys parasitica
Grey cutthroat eel
Synaphobranchus affinis
Shortbelly eel
Dysomma anguillare
Shortdorsal Cutthroat Eel
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
234 open-data records from 1883 to 2015.

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