Synaphobranchus calvus

Synaphobranchus calvus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).^[1] It was described by Marcelo Roberto Souto de Melo in 2007.^[2]

Synaphobranchus calvus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Synaphobranchidae
Genus:	Synaphobranchus
Species:	S. calvus
Binomial name
Synaphobranchus calvus Melo, 2007

The species epithet "calvus" means "bald" in Latin, and refers to the lack of scales on the eel's head. Males can reach a maximum total length of 68.5 centimetres (27.0 in).^[1]

It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Brazil, in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 750 to 2,000 metres (2,460 to 6,560 ft).