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Synaphobranchus

Synaphobranchus is a genus of eels in the cutthroat eel family, Synaphobranchidae. It currently contains the following species:Synaphobranchus affinis Günther, 1877 Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Günther, 1887 Synaphobranchus calvus M. R. S. de Melo, 2007 Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus (E. H. M. Lea, 1913) Synaphobranchus kaupii J. Y. Johnson, 1862 Synaphobranchus oligolepis Ho, Hong & Chen, 2018 Synaphobranchus oregoni Castle, 1960

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Synaphobranchus
Synaphobranchus affinis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Subfamily: Synaphobranchinae
Genus: Synaphobranchus
J. Y. Johnson, 1862
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Synaphobranchus is a genus of eels in the cutthroat eel family, Synaphobranchidae. It currently contains the following species:1

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  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Synaphobranchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
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