Pignosed arrowtooth eel (Dysomma brevirostre)

Scientific name: Dysomma brevirostre Facciol?, 1887

Pignosed arrowtooth eel (Dysomma brevirostre)

The Pignosed arrowtooth eel (Dysomma brevirostre) is a marine fish of the family Synaphobranchidae.

Biology

Vertebrae: 193 - 204. Pale body color. No pectoral fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dysomma brevirostre
Family
Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
200–1000 m (656–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 200 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira Island and Gulf of Guinea including western Mediterranean (Ligurian Sea, Messina). Western Atlantic: off Florida, USA. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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