Atractodenchelys brevitrunca Vo & Ho, 2020
Short-bodied arrowtooth eel

Family:  Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels), subfamily: Ilyophinae
Max. size:  56.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 280 - 350 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Vietnam.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 155-158. This species is distinguished from its two congeners by the following characters: fewer total vertebrae 155-158 (vs. 168-172 in A. phrix, 186-199 in A. robinsorum); head relatively long, its head length 10.1-12.3% TL; snout relatively short; 30.0-35.8% HL; head longer than trunk length (vs. about equal in length in both species); compound teeth on vomer 5-6 (vs. 7-8 in A. robinsorum) (Ref. 121995).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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