Scientific Name
Dysomma anguillare

Common Name
Shortbelly eel

Biology
Vertebrae: 119 - 130. Greyish white in color, median fins darker (Ref. 3973). No scales and no papillae on cheek. Lateralis line pores nearly complete. Counts of cephalic sensory pores: infraorbital 5; supraorbital 3; preoperculo-mandibular 6 (Ref. 31561)

Classification

Classified By

Barnard, 1923

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Cutthroat eels (Synaphobranchidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: southern Florida and Texas in USA to Venezuela. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa (Ref. 3973, near Zanzibar (Ref. 26165) and Japan. Undoubtedly wide-ranging.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

30 m

Depth To - meters

270 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 270 m (Ref. 11230)

Trophic Level

3.77 s.e. 0.53 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

52.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated