Dysomma melanurum

Dysomma melanurum

Twenty Nine Point Seven Centimeters Synaphobranchid Fish

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Dysomma melanurum is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Dysomma
Maximum length: 29.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Taiwan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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