Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Synaphobranchoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Synaphobranchoidei

Familia: Synaphobranchidae
Subfamilia: Ilyophinae
Genus: Dysomma
Species: Dysomma formosa

Name

Dysomma formosa H.-C. Ho & K. A. Tighe, 2018

  • Holotype: NMMB -P23172.
  • Type locality: Dong-gang fishing port, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, depth around 200-300 meters.
  • Diagnosis. Pectoral fin present; dorsal-fin origin over or slightly in front of base of pectoral fin; anus slightly behind tip of pectoral fin; trunk very short; 2 intermaxillary teeth; 4 compound teeth on vomer; single row of 14–22 teeth on lower jaw. Lateral-line pores: predorsal 2–5, prepectoral 3–6, preanal 6–11, and total 17–33. Vertebrae: predorsal 7–10, preanal 12–15, precaudal 57–61; total 128–133; MVF 9-14-130. Body uniformly pale grayish to grayish, lower part of posterior parts of body darker, anal-fin base of distal portion of anal fin and lower part of caudal fin solid black.
  • Etymology. The specific name is derived from the historical name of Taiwan, Formosa, derived from the Latin formosus meaning beautiful. To be used as a noun in apposition.
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