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Synaphobranchidae (Cutthroat eels) > Ilyophinae
Etymology: Dysomma: Greek, dys, dyo = two + Greek, omma = eye.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira Island and Gulf of Guinea including western Mediterranean (Ligurian Sea, Messina). Western Atlantic: off Florida, USA. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5235)
Vertebrae: 193 - 204. Pale body color. No pectoral fin.
Found on the upper continental slope (Ref. 5235), over soft substrate (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, D.G. and P.H.J. Castle, 1990. Synaphobranchidae. p. 195-198. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 5235)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.7 - 15.3, mean 11.5 °C (based on 271 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [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), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 6.29 [1.78, 20.89] mg/100g; Iron = 0.269 [0.092, 0.742] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [14.9, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.3 [0.1, 0.8] g/100g; Selenium = 21.4 [6.2, 73.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.37 [1.52, 41.15] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.291 [0.140, 0.580] mg/100g (wet weight);