Dysomma tridens
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| Dysomma tridens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Dysomma |
| Species: | D. tridens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysomma tridens | |
Dysomma tridens is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Catherine H. Robins, Eugenia Brandt Böhlke, and Charles Richard Robins in 1989.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from off Belize, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 348 metres.[1]