Dysomma goslinei
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| Dysomma goslinei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Dysomma |
| Species: | D. goslinei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysomma goslinei C. R. Robins & C. H. Robins, 1976 | |
Dysomma goslinei is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Catherine H. Robins and Charles Richard Robins in 1976.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19.7 centimetres.[1]
Named in honor of the authors’ colleague, ichthyologist William A. Gosline (1915-2002) of the University of Michigan.[3]
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