Atractodenchelys phrix explained

Atractodenchelys phrix, known under the common name "arrowtooth eel"[1] is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[2] It was described by Catherine H. Robins and Charles Richard Robins in 1970.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from its type locality in the eastern Caribbean, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 385–425 metres.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=61179&GenusName=Atractodenchelys&SpeciesName=phrix&StockCode=50963 Common names for Atractodenchelys phrix
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Atractodenchelys-phrix.html Atractodenchelys phrix
  3. Robins, C. H., and C. R. Robins, 1970 (31 Dec.) [ref. 3783] The eel family Dysommidae (including the Dysomminidae and Nettodaridae), its osteology and composition, including a new genus and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 122 (no. 6): 293-335.

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