Dysomma robinsorum

Taxonavigation

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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 robinsorum

Name

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

  • Holotype: NMMB -P26327.
  • Type locality: off Dong-gang, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea.
  • Diagnosis. Pectoral fin present; dorsal-fin origin before pectoral-fin base, predorsal length 11.3–13.8% TL; anus anterior, just below pectoral fin, preanal length 15.5–16.9% TL; trunk very short, trunk length 2.7–4.2% TL; no intermaxillary teeth; 4 compound teeth on vomer; multiple rows of teeth on upper jaw and lower jaw; lateral line short, lateral-line pores 28–33; and MVF 10-14-123.
  • Etymology. The species is named after C.H. Robins and C.R. Robins, in recognizing their enormous contribution to eel systematics.

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