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Dysommina

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Dysommina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Subfamily: Ilyophinae
Genus: Dysommina
Ginsburg, 1951
Type species
Dysommina rugosa
Ginsburg, 1951
Species

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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.

Species

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Dysommina currently contains the following species:[1]

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Vailulu'u Eel City and Moat of Death". Wondermondo. Retrieved 7 November 2024.