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Meadia roseni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Synaphobranchidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Meadia

Similar
  
Stareater, Pelican eel, Mrigal carp, Monkfish

Fishao meadia roseni


Meadia roseni is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Michael Hin-Kiu Mok, Chi-Ying Lee, and Hung-Jung Chan in 1991. 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).

The species epithet refers to Donn Eric Rosen.

References

Meadia roseni Wikipedia