Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae Cutthroat eels
Subfamily: Ilyophinae
Genus: Dysommina

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Max. Length 31.9 cm TL
 
Dysommina brevis
[Short-body arrowtooth eel]
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Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Dysommina orientalis
[Oriental arrowtooth eel]
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Dysommina proboscideus
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Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Widespread in tropical At
Max. Length 37.1 cm TL
Dysommina rugosa Ginsburg, 1951

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Dysommina rugosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dysommina brevis Short-body arrowtooth eel Western Pacific 31.9 TL 2024
Dysommina orientalis Oriental arrowtooth eel Western Pacific 62 TL 2018
Dysommina proboscideus Eastern Central Atlantic 1913
Dysommina rugosa Widespread in tropical At 37.1 TL 1951



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