Dysomma longirostrum
| Dysomma longirostrum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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
- 1 2 3 Dysomma longirostrum at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
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