Scientific Name	Dysomma opisthoproctus   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Chen & Mok, 1995	Depth	150 - 200M
Chinese	後臀前肛鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合鰓鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F080　Synaphobranchidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	後臀前肛鰻
Max Length	42.06 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	合鰓鰻
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off the coast of Nan-Fang-Ao [Nanfangao], 24°51'24"N, 121°58'30"E, northeastern coast of Taiwan, depth 200 meters
Synonyms
Reference	陳餘鋆, 2002. 臺灣深海鰻類的分類,分布,柔軟器官及以腦部形態與尾鰭骨骼探討真鰻類及糯鰻亞目之親緣關係; 楊瑋庭 , 2011. 碩士論文:臺灣合鰓鰻科魚類之初步分類研究.; Karrer, C. , 1982. Anguilliformes du canal de mozambique (Pisces, Teleostei). Fauna tropicale. 23: 1-116;  Böhlke, J. E. 1949 Chen, J. T. F. etc. 1967 Eugenia B. Bohlke, ed. 1989 Chen, Y. Y. etc. 1995
Specimen List
Common Name	Shortbelly eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	No scale. Pectoral fin present. Upper jaw longer than lower jaw. Premaxillary teeth 2. Upper jaw small, in a band; lower jaw teeth large, in a row. Vomerine teeth 5. Premaxillary teeth and vomerine teeth compound. Dorsal fin origin behind pectoral fin.Vertebrae 120. Total length 15.6 of body depth, 7.4 of head length; caudal length 6.7 of the length from head to trunk; head length 5.1 of snout length; snout length 3.3 of diameter of eye Rictus posterior to rear of the eye. Eye small. caudal fin present. The length of anus to gill slit shorter than head length. Body color brown. Dorsal anal fin white.
habitats	Demersal fishes, caught from the benthic trawling (about 150 meter deep), Feed on crustceans and other invertebrates.
Distribution	Northeastern of Taiwan Waters.
Utility	No enough quantity for fishery.