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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=31982&amp;speccode=54785'>Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=39639&amp;speccode=54785'>Smith, D.G.0 Synaphobranchidae. Cutthroat eels. p. 1658-1661. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 39639)</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40709&amp;speccode=54785'>Merrett, N.R. and L. Saldanha0 Aspects of the morphology and ecology of some unusual deep-sea eels (Synaphobranchidae, Derichthyidae and Nettastomatidae) from the eastern North Atlantic. J. Fish Biol. 27(6):719-747. (Ref. 40709)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40872&amp;speccode=54785'>Robins, C.H. and C.R. Robins0 New genera and species of dysommine and synaphobranchine eels (Synaphobranchidae) with an analysis of the Dysominae. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 127(18):249-280. (Ref. 40872)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51054&amp;speccode=54785'>Hanel, L. and J. Novák0 České názvy zivočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces) II., nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) [chrupavčití (Chondrostei), kostnatí (Neopterygii): kostlíni (Semionotiformes) - bezostní (Clupeiformes)]. Národní muzeum (zoologické odděleí), Praha. (Ref. 51054)</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=105471&amp;speccode=54785'>eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=126983&amp;speccode=54785'>IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. &lt;https://www.iucnredlist.org/&gt;. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983)</reference>
	<reference isbn='1849954984' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=128868&amp;speccode=54785'>Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. 	Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868)</reference>
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	<dc:description>This species is distinguished by the following characters. body no dcales; trunk relatively long(about 21-29% of TL); dorsal-fin origin (DFO) above the posterior third of pectoral fin; gape of mouth moderate, extending to near rear margin of eye; teeth not compound; intermaxillary teeth conical with approximately 16-24 teeth in the tooth patch, inner teeth on the patch nearly twice as large as the outer teeth; vomerine teeth contiguous with intermaxillary teeth with approximately 25-30 teeth, irregularly biserial to triserial anteriorly and uniserial posteriorly; both the  intermaxillary and vomerine teeth set in beds of papillose tissue; maxillary teeth small, set in irregular rows, 3 rows anteriorly to 6 rows posteriorly; dentary teeth similar to maxillary teeth except they are slightly larger and more uniform in size anteriorly; lateral line short, confined to the anterior half of body (ca. 35-45% of TL); cephalic lateralis pores with supraorbital (SO) 3, infraorbital (IO) 5 (including adnasal, AD), preoperculomandibular (POM) 6-10; total vertebrae 129-136 (Ref. 132084).</dc:description>
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