Synaphobranchus affinis Günther 1877

Melo, Marcelo R. S., Nunan, Gustavo W. A., Braga, Adriana C. & Costa, Paulo A. S., 2009, The deep-sea Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha) collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S, Zootaxa 2234, pp. 1-20 : 14

Synaphobranchus affinis Günther 1877

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Material examined. 85 specimens, 108.3–559.0 mm TL: MNRJ 26757 (2, 406.0–532.0 mm), T, E-522; MNRJ 26758 (3, 389.0–443.0 mm, 1 cs), T, E-499; MNRJ 26759 (1, 559.0 mm), AG, ASTRO 2003021301; MNRJ 26760 (30, 222.5–349.0 mm), D-502; MNRJ 26770 (25, 196.0–441.0 mm), T, D-503; MNRJ 26824 (1, 526.0 mm), T, D-506, 27125 (8, 263.0–371.0 mm), T, D-502; MNHN 1989-353 (1, 108.3 mm), MD, 58 CB 98; MNHN 1989-035 (6, 395.0 mm), MD, 65 CB 106; UF 165818 (2, 270.0–303.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26760; UF 165815 (1, 354.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26770; USU 0 1398 (1, 197.0 mm), MD, 65 CB 106; USU 0 1301 (1, 520.0 mm), MD, 0 6 CP 07; USNM 389073 (2, 255.0–297.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26760; USNM 389074 (1, 354.0 mm), collected with MNRJ 26770.

Distribution. Synaphobranchus affinis is being recorded by the first time in the WSA. It was described from Japan and is also known from the tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans between 44º N and 42º S ( Robins & Robins 1989; Sulak & Shcherbachev 1997).

Remarks. USU 0 1301 and USU 0 1398 were reported by Séret and Andreata (1992) as Synaphobranchus kaupii , and NMHN 1989-353 as Cynoponticus savanna .

Figures

FIGURE 4. (A) Ilyophis blachei (MNRJ 26827, 641.0 mm); (B) Ilyophis brunneus (MNRJ 26826, 279.0 mm); (C) Simenchelys parasitica (MNRJ 26736, 987.0 mm); (D) Synaphobranchus affinis (MNRJ 26758, 443.0 mm); (E) Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis (MNRJ 26782, 839.0 mm); (F) Synaphobranchus calvus (MNRJ 28279, 530.0 mm); (G) Synaphobranchus oregoni (MNRJ 27103, 537.0 mm); (H) Cyema atrum (MNRJ 26862, 101.0 mm).