Dysomma fuscoventralis

Dysomma fuscoventralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Dysomma
Species: D. fuscoventralis
Binomial name
Dysomma fuscoventralis
Karrer & Klausewitz, 1982

Dysomma fuscoventralis is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Christine Karrer and Wolfgang Klausewitz in 1982.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is endemic to the Red Sea. It dwells at a depth range of 750-1425 metres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dysomma fuscoventralis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Karrer, C., and W. Klausewitz 1982 (15 Sept.) [ref. 8466] Tiefenwasser- und Tiefseefische aus dem Roten Meer. II. Dysomma fuscoventralis n. sp., ein Tiefsee-Aal aus dem zentralen Roten Meer (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Dysomminae). Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 62 (nos 4/6) (1981): 199-203.
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