Dysomma formosa

Taxonavigation

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 formosa

Name

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

• Holotype: NMMB -P23172.

• Type locality: Dong-gang fishing port, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, depth around 200-300 meters.

• Diagnosis. Pectoral fin present; dorsal-fin origin over or slightly in front of base of pectoral fin; anus slightly behind tip of pectoral fin; trunk very short; 2 intermaxillary teeth; 4 compound teeth on vomer; single row of 14–22 teeth on lower jaw. Lateral-line pores: predorsal 2–5, prepectoral 3–6, preanal 6–11, and total 17–33. Vertebrae: predorsal 7–10, preanal 12–15, precaudal 57–61; total 128–133; MVF 9-14-130. Body uniformly pale grayish to grayish, lower part of posterior parts of body darker, anal-fin base of distal portion of anal fin and lower part of caudal fin solid black.

• Etymology. The specific name is derived from the historical name of Taiwan, Formosa, derived from the Latin formosus meaning beautiful. To be used as a noun in apposition.