Leptocephali collected off the eastern coast of Brazil (12 ° – 23 ° S). Author Marcia Salustiano de Castro Author Ana Cristina Teixeira Bonecker text Zootaxa 2005 935 1 28 http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3EA0A64C-D816-4404-8602-B8A4A37D170E journal article z00935p001 3EA0A64C-D816-4404-8602-B8A4A37D170E The unique synaphobranchid larvae collected during the spring belongs to the Synaphobranchus group, which have a simple gut without pigment (Smith, 1989f) (Figure 13). It was collected over the isobath of 1,000 m near the south region of Bahia State (Figure14). According to Smith (1989f), the larvae of this family occur at greater depths than are other leptocephali. Study Material: DZUFRJ 2845; one specimen; total myomeres 132; 34.4 mm SL.