Dysomma melanurum
| Dysomma melanurum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Dysomma |
| Species: | D. melanurum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysomma melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967 | |
Dysomma melanurum is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23.7 centimetres.[1]
References
- ^ a b Dysomma melanurum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Chen, J. T. F. and H. T. C. Weng, 1967 (Oct.) [ref. 7952] A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6 No. 32: 1-86.