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  4. ›Ray-finned Fishes
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  6. ›True Eels
  7. ›Synaphobranchoidei
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  9. ›Typical Cutthroat Eels
  10. ›Diastobranchus
Basketwork eel
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Basketwork eel

Diastobranchus capensis

The basketwork eel, Diastobranchus capensis, is a cutthroat eel, the only species in the genus Diastobranchus. It is found off southern Australia, South Africa, and around New Zealand, in depths over 1,000 m. Its length is between 80 and 120 cm.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 410478.