| Dysomma melanurum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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). 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. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23.7 centimetres.
References
- ^ Dysomma melanurum at www.fishbase.org.
- Chen, J. T. F. and H. T. C. Weng, 1967 (Oct.) A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6 No. 32: 1-86.
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| Dysomma melanurum | |
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