Meadia roseni is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Michael Hin-Kiu Mok, Chi-Ying Lee, and Hung-Jung Chan in 1991.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 1,020 metres (3,350 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 74.5 centimetres (29.3 in).[1]
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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. roseni
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| Meadia roseni | |
The species epithet refers to Donn Eric Rosen.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Meadia roseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Mok, H.-K., C.-Y. Lee and H.-J. Chan, 1991 [ref. 19973] Meadia roseni, a new synaphobranchid eel from the coast of Taiwan (Anguilloidea: Synaphobranchidae). Bulletin of Marine Science v. 48 (no. 1): 39-45.
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