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Common names: Qián gāng mán, 前肛鰻, 前肛鰻
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Taiwan (Ref. 5193). Also Ref. 106136.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS), 2007
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Mustard eel, Anguila panzacorta, Tupohlavec úhořovitý, ... more

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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Ilyophinae
Etymology: Dysomma: Greek, dys, dyo = two + Greek, omma = eye.
More on author: Barnard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 30 - 270 m (Ref. 11230). Tropical

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Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific: and Atlantic.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 124490)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Vértebra: 119 - 130. This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of pectoral fin; dorsal-fin origin is slightly anterior to pectoral-fin base, predorsal length 10.7-13.1% TL; anus anterior, below tip of pectoral fin, preanal length 15.9-18.9% TL; very short trunk, 2.8-5.5% TL; intermaxillary teeth 2; compound teeth on vomer 4; single row of 9-11 large compound teeth on lower jaw; head pores: IO 4, SO 3; M 6; POP 0; AD 1, F 0, ST 0; lateral-line pores: predorsal 3-6, prepectoral 6-9, preanal 8-12, total 57-75, the last at posterior two-thirds of total length; MVF 8-14-124, total vertebrae 119-128 (up to 130 in Robins & Robins, 1989) (Ref. 106136).

Inhabits coastal waters. Prefers muddy bottoms, often off mouths of large rivers.

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Castle, P.H.J., 1986. Synaphobranchidae. p. 188-190. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3973)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Dysomma anguillare Barnard, 1923