Trunk eel

Dysommina proboscideus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Tropical fish

Dysommina proboscideus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Einar Hagbart Martin Lea in 1913. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Dysommina
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: Azores.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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