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Dysomma

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Dysomma
Dysomma anguillare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Subfamily: Ilyophinae
Genus: Dysomma
Alcock, 1889
Type species
Dysomma bucephalus
Alcock, 1889[1]
Synonyms[1]

Dysomma is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, the cutthroat eels. These eels are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

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There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Synaphobranchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Dysomma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ Ho, H.-C.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K.A. (2015). "Review of the arrowtooth eel genera Dysomma and Dysommina in Taiwan, with the description of a new species (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 86–104.