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Atractodenchelys phrix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Synaphobranchidae
Genus:	Atractodenchelys
Species:	A. phrix
Binomial name
Atractodenchelys phrix C. R. Robins & C. H. Robins, 1970

Atractodenchelys phrix, known under the common name "arrowtooth eel" is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Catherine H. Robins and Charles Richard Robins in 1970. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from its type locality in the eastern Caribbean, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 385–425 metres.

References

1. Common names for Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org.
2. ^ Atractodenchelys phrix at www.fishbase.org.
3. Robins, C. H., and C. R. Robins, 1970 (31 Dec.) The eel family Dysommidae (including the Dysomminidae and Nettodaridae), its osteology and composition, including a new genus and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 122 (no. 6): 293-335.

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