A new species of the genus Dysommina (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) from the eastern Indian Ocean
Dysommina pygmaea, a new species of ilyophine eel from off Western Australia is described and illustrated. The species is distinguished from the other three species in the genus, D. rugosa, D. orientalis, and D. brevis by a lower number of total vertebrae, a higher number of predorsal vertebrae, coloration, and a smaller adult size.
Authors
- John J. Pogonoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-3919)
- KENNETH A. TIGHE (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1127-0949)
Institutions
- Smithsonian Institution (US)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
- United States Government Publishing Office (US)
- Museum Conservation Institute (US)
- Hobart Private Hospital (AU)
- Migration Institute of Australia (AU)
- Tasly Holding Group (China) (CN)
- Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages (US)
- Australian National Fish Collection (AU)
- National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.2.6
- Primary Topic
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00