Dysommina rugosa

Dysommina rugosa
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. 1 2 Dysommina rugosa at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 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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