OSL-Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence

Marine Species
of the St. Lawrence

Fishes • Species

Synaphobranchus kaupii

Northern cutthroat eel - Anguille égorgée bécue

Characteristics:

• abyssal species

• mauve colour

• dorsal fin origin behind anus

May be mistaken for: Anguilla rostrata - large demersals

Family:
Synphanobranchidae

Type of measure:
Total mm

Maximum size:
1 000 mm

territory covered territory not covered

territory not covered