Meadia abyssalis, the abyssal cutthroat eel,[2] is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).

[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Brazil, the Hancock Seamount, the Hawaiian and Society islands, Japan, Mauritius, and Réunion.

It is found off the continental slope, and dwells at a depth range of 100–329 metres.

Males can reach a maximum total length of 73 centimetres.

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