Scientific Name	Dysomma goslinei   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Robins & Robins, 1976	Depth	100 - 200M
Chinese	高氏前肛鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合鰓鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F080　Synaphobranchidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	高氏前肛鰻
Max Length	19.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	合鰓鰻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、South West
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean, 14°52'N, 96°39'E
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993); 陳餘鋆論文(2002)  Böhlke, J. E. 1949 Robins, C. H. etc. 1976 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳餘鋆 2002
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 absent; jaws teeth small, in 4 rows, the mostt inner row of teeth large. Vomerine teeth 4, all compound, Dorsal fin origin behind the base of pectoral fin. Vertebrae 130-131(123). Total length 17.3 of body depth, 8.3 of head length; caudal length 5.9 of the length from head to trunk; head length 4.2 of snout length; snout length 10.0 diameter of eye. Anus in advanal of the tip of pectoral fin. Lateral line end 1/4 of the body.
habitats	Demersal fishes; inhabit in 100 to 400 meters deep, feed on small fishes, crustceans and other invertebrates.
Distribution	Indian Ocean and South Western of Taiwan waters.
Utility	No enough quantity for fishery.