Basketwork eel

The basketwork eel, Diastobranchus capensis, is a cutthroat eel, the only species in the genus Diastobranchus. It is found off southern Australia, South Africa, and around New Zealand, in depths over 1,000 m. Its length is between 80 and 120 cm.

Basketwork eel
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Diastobranchus
Barnard, 1923
Species:
D. capensis
Binomial name
Diastobranchus capensis
Barnard, 1923

References

    • "Diastobranchus capensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
    • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Diastobranchus capensis" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
    • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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