Dysommina is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, the cutthroat eels. These eels are known from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Ilyophinae |
| Genus: | Dysommina Ginsburg, 1951 |
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| Dysommina rugosa Ginsburg, 1951
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Species
editDysommina currently contains the following species:[1]
- Dysommina brevis V.-Q. Vo & H.-C. Ho, 2024
- Dysommina orientalis Tighe, H.-C. Ho & Hatooka, 2018
- Dysommina proboscideus (E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
- Dysommina rugosa Ginsburg, 1951
In 2005 an Eel City was discovered, this is an unusual community of Dysommina rugosa on the summit of Vailulu'u submarine volcano.[2]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Dysommina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Vailulu'u Eel City and Moat of Death". Wondermondo. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dysommina". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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