Dysomma goslinei Robins & Robins, 1976
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Dysomma goslinei is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Catherine H. Robins and C. Richard Robins in 1976. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. Males can reach a maximum total length of 19.7 centimetres.
Named in honor of the authors’ colleague, ichthyologist William A. Gosline (1915-2002) of the University of Michigan.
Wikipedia contributors, Dysomma goslinei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:33:55.379363+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dysomma goslinei Robins & Robins, 1976
- Name authority
- Robins & Robins, 1976
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Synaphobranchidae
- Genus
- Dysomma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familySynaphobranchidae Johnson, 1862
- subfamilyIlyophinae Jordan & Davis, 1891
- genusDysomma Alcock, 1889
- speciesDysomma goslinei Robins & Robins, 1976
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dysomma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| shortbelly eelDysomma anguillare Barnard, 1923 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma brevirostre (Facciolà, 1887) | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma fuscoventralis Karrer & Klausewitz, 1982 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma longirostrum Chen & Mok, 2001 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma muciparus (Alcock, 1891) | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma opisthoproctus Chen & Mok, 1995 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma achiropteryx Prokofiev, 2019 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma bussarawiti Prokofiev, 2019 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma robinsorum Ho & Tighe, 2018 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma alticorpus Fricke, Golani, Appelbaum-Golani & Zajonz, 2018 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dysomma dolichosomatum Karrer, 1983 | SynaphobranchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Robins, C. H., & Robins, C. R. (1976). New genera and species of dysommine and synaphobranchine eels (Synaphobranchidae) with an analysis of the Dysomminae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 127: 249–280. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:389ZH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.