Dysomma melanurum

Dysomma melanurum is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).^[1] It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967.^[2] 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.^[1]

Dysomma melanurum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Synaphobranchidae
Genus:	Dysomma
Species:	D. melanurum
Binomial name
Dysomma melanurum Chen & Weng, 1967