Shortbelly eel (Dysomma anguillare)

Scientific name: Dysomma anguillare Barnard, 1923

Shortbelly eel (Dysomma anguillare)

The Shortbelly eel (Dysomma anguillare) is a marine fish of the family Synaphobranchidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida and Texas in USA to Venezuela. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and Japan. Undoubtedly wide-ranging.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dysomma anguillare
Family
Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
52.0
Depth range
30–270 m (98–886 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 270 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida and Texas in USA to Venezuela. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa and Japan. Undoubtedly wide-ranging.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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