Dysomma
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| Dysomma | |
|---|---|
| Dysomma anguillare | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Ilyophinae |
| Genus: | Dysomma Alcock, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Dysomma bucephalus Alcock, 1889[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dysomma is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, the cutthroat eels. These eels are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.