Meadia abyssalis, the abyssal cutthroat eel,Common names for Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).Meadia abyssalis at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Toshiji Kamohara in 1938.Kamohara, T., 1938 (30 Oct.) [ref. 2551] On the offshore bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. 1-86. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Brazil, the Hancock Seamount, the Hawaiian and Society islands, Japan, Mauritius, and Réunion. It is found off the continental slope, and dwells at a depth range of 100–329 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 73 centimetres.
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