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 taiwanense

Name

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

  • Holotype: NMMB -P11115.
  • Type locality: Daxi, Yilan, NE Taiwan, northwestern Pacific, bottom trawl, ca. 200–400 meters.
  • Diagnosis. Pectoral fin present; dorsal-fin origin slightly in front of level of pectoral-fin base; anus well behind tip of pectoral fin; trunk very short; two intermaxillary teeth; 4 compound teeth on vomer; single row of 7–10 large compound teeth on lower jaw; head pores: IO 4, SO 3, M 6, POP 0, AD 1, F 0, ST 0; lateral-line pores: predorsal 4–5, prepectoral 5–7, preanal 9–12, total 40–48, the last to about half of total length. Vertebrae: predorsal 9–10, preanal 13–17, total 137–139; MVF 9-15-138. Body uniformly brownish, lower part of posterior one-eighth of body darker, with black base and margin on rear part of anal fin and lower part of caudal fin.
  • Etymology. The specific name is derived from its type locality, Taiwan.
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