Meadia abyssalis, the abyssal cutthroat eel,[2] is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[3] It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Brazil, the Hancock Seamount, the Hawaiian and Society islands, Japan, Mauritius, and Réunion. It is found off the continental slope, and dwells at a depth range of 100–329 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 73 centimetres.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Meadia |
| Species: | M. abyssalis
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| Meadia abyssalis (Kamohara, 1938)
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Kamohara, T., 1938 (30 Oct.) [ref. 2551] On the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. 1-86.
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