Dysomma goslinei Robins & Robins, 1976

Tighe, Kenneth A., Smith, David G., Merrett, Nigel R., Frable, Benjamin W. & Zajonz, Uwe, 2024, Redescription of the eel Ilyophis arx Robins, 1976 (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) with a description of a new species of Ilyophis, and a taxonomic synopsis of the Ilyophinae, Zootaxa 5506 (1), pp. 35-57 : 51

Dysomma goslinei Robins & Robins, 1976

Dysomma goslinei Robins & Robins 1976: 261 , Figs. 3 , 6 , 7c , 8 . Holotype: ANSP 133805 . Type locality: Bay of Bengal , 14° 52’ N, 96° 39’ E, no depth given.

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FIGURE 3. Distribution of Ilyophis arx in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. Open star is the type locality. Closed stars are other study material.

FIGURE 6. Ilyophis maclainei sp. nov. Holotype, BMNH 1995.4.19.31(DISCOVERY Collection, Station 50710), 240 mm TL (A) Snout ornamentation. (B) Lower jaw tip ornamentation (from Merrett & Saldanha 1985)

FIGURE 7. Ilyophis maclainei sp. nov. Referred Specimen, DISCOVERY Collection, Station 50517, 237 mm TL (A) Dentition of upper jaw. (B) Dentition of lower jaw (from Merrett & Saldanha 1985)

FIGURE 8. Ilyophis maclainei sp. nov. (A) Referred Specimen, DISCOVERY Collection, Station 50517. Distribution of type α and ss squamation on left and right side of specimen. (B) Same specimen. Detail of squamation from area of trunk region (scales of type α ventrally). (C) Same specimen. Detail of squamation from anal region (scales of type ss). (D) Holotype, BMNH 1995.4.19.31. Detail of squamation from region of end of caudal (scales of type ss) (modified from Merrett & Saldanha 1985)