CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Anguilliformes (order)  »  Synaphobranchidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 070013 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Dysommina pygmaea   Tighe & Pogonoski, 2025

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 70 Synaphobranchidae (Basketwork Eels) - show full list
Standard Name: [a basketwork eel]
Organism Type: a basketwork eel
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 070907     Dysommina spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-08-28.
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Expected species depth range is from 424 to 456 m.
Taxon Notes:Described from specimens collected off Rowley Shoals (17°02'50"S, 119°39'41"E to 17°03'42"S, 119°41'22"E), WA in 424-456m depth (Tighe & Pogonoski 2025).
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Record source and
Scientific Name
verified against:		 Tighe, K.T. & Pogonoski. J.J, 2025. A new species of the genus Dysommina (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) from the eastern Indian Ocean, Zootaxa: 265-281. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5683.2.6
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