Dysomma melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967
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 melanurum is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23.7 centimetres.
Wikipedia contributors, Dysomma melanurum; 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 melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967
- Name authority
- Chen & Weng, 1967
- 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 melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967
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 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 |
| Dysomma goslinei Robins & Robins, 1976 | 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.
- Chen, J. T. F., & Weng, H. T. C. (1967). A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6, No. 6 (art. 32): 135–220 [1–86]. [Also appeared as a separate, pp. 1–86.]. 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:389ZL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.