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Issue: Vol. 5839 No. 3: 30 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5839.3.8
Page range: 563-576
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A new species of the genus Dysommina (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae) from the eastern South Atlantic Ocean off Angola

Department of Vertebrate Zoology; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; Museum Support Center; MRC 534; 4210 Silver Hill Road; Suitland; MD 20746; USA
Pisces Elopomorpha taxonomy Angola South Atlantic Dysommina rugosa

Abstract

Dysommina castanea sp. nov., a species of ilyophine eel from the eastern South Atlantic Ocean off Angola is described and illustrated. The species is distinguished from the other four species in the genus, D. rugosa, D. orientalis, D. brevis and D. pygmaea, by a combination of morphometric and meristic characters, dentition and coloration.

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How to Cite

Tighe, K.A. (2026) A new species of the genus Dysommina (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae) from the eastern South Atlantic Ocean off Angola. Zootaxa, 5839 (3), 563–576. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5839.3.8