Dysommina rugosa
| Dysommina rugosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Dysommina |
| Species: | D. rugosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysommina rugosa Ginsburg, 1951 | |
Dysommina rugosa is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic and eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Georgia, U.S.A.; Suriname, and Hawaii. It dwells at a depth range of 260-775 metres, and is found off the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 37.1 centimetres.[1]
References
- 1 2 Dysommina rugosa at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Ginsburg, I., 1951 (30 Sept.) [ref. 1804] The eels of the northern Gulf Coast of the United States and some related species. Texas Journal of Science v. 3 (no. 3): 431-485.
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