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Dysommina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Synaphobranchidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Eel

Similar
  
Dysommina rugosa, Eel, Histiobranchus, Shortdorsal cutthroat eel, Synaphobranchus

Dysommina is a genus of eels in the cutthroat eel family Synaphobranchidae. It currently contains the following species:

  • Dysommina proboscideus (E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
  • Dysommina rugosa Ginsburg, 1951
  • In 2005 there was discovered Eel City - an unusual community of Dysommina rugosa on the summit of Vailulu'u submarine volcano.

    References

    Dysommina Wikipedia