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Etymology: Dysomma: Greek, dys, dyo = two + Greek, omma = eye; opisthoproctus: Species name refers to its posterior positioned anus (Ref. 31561).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 31561). Subtropical, preferred ?
Northwest Pacific: known only from Nan-Fong-Ao, northeastern Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31561)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 120. Body pallid, tan dorsally, whitish below; without scales. Pectoral fin small, about five times eye diameter. Lateral line incomplete, reaching anterior 70.9% of total length (Ref. 31561).
Maximum depth reported based on a single specimen (Ref. 31561). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Y.Y. and H.K. Mok, 1995. Dysomma opisthoproctus, a new synaphobranchid eel (Pisces: synaphobranchidae) from the northeastern coast of Taiwan. Copeia 1995(4):927-931. (Ref. 31561)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100) .