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Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Synaphobranchinae
Etymology: Haptenchelys: Greek, hapto, to catch up + Greek, enchelys = eel (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 2121 - 4086 m (Ref. 26895). Deep-water; 50°N - 10°N
Western Atlantic: Bahamas. Eastern Atlantic: Northwest Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26895)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sulak, K.J. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1997. Zoogeography and systematics of six deep-living genera of synaphobranchid eels, with a key to taxa and description of two new species of Ilyophis. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):1158-1194. (Ref. 26895)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00071 (0.00031 - 0.00164), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100). 🛈 |