Dysomma longirostrum

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Dysomma longirostrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Dysomma
Species:
D. longirostrum
Binomial name
Dysomma longirostrum
Chen & Mok, 2001

Dysomma longirostrum is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Chen Yu-Yun and Michael Hin-Kiu Mok in 2001.[2] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from Taiwan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 100–150 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19.6 centimetres.[1]

The species epithet refers to the eel's long snout.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Dysomma longirostrum at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Chen, Y.-Y. and H.-K. Mok, 2001 [ref. 25465] A new synaphobranchid eel, Dysomma longirostrum (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae), from the northeastern coast of Taiwan. Zoological Studies v. 40 (no. 2): 79-83.