Dysommina rugosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
Genus: | Dysommina |
Species: | D. rugosa |
Binomial name | |
Dysommina rugosa Ginsburg, 1951 |
Dysommina rugosa is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Isaac Ginsburg in 1951. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic and eastern central Pacific Ocean, including Georgia, U.S.A.; Suriname, and Hawaii. It dwells at a depth range of 260-775 metres, and is found off the continental slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 37.1 centimetres.