Dysomma polycatodon

Dysomma polycatodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Dysomma
Species: D. polycatodon
Binomial name
Dysomma polycatodon
Karrer, 1983

Dysomma polycatodon is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Christine Karrer in 1983.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 170-175 metres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dysomma polycatodon at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Karrer, C., 1983 [ref. 5679] Anguilliformes du Canal de Mozambique (Pisces, Teleostei). Faune Tropicale v. 23 (for 1982): 1-116.
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