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Synaphobranchoidei
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Synaphobranchoidei

Cutthroat eels are a family, Synaphobranchidae, of eels, the only members of the suborder Synaphobranchoidei. They are found worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.

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2 branches of this suborder, most-observed first · about 56 known species

Cutthroat Eels

familySynaphobranchidae

Primitive Cave Eels

familyProtanguillidae

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