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Dysomma bucephalus

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Dysomma bucephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Dysomma
Species:
D. bucephalus
Binomial name
Dysomma bucephalus
Alcock, 1889

Dysomma bucephalus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[1] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1889.[2] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 353 metres.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dysomma bucephalus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Alcock, A. W., 1889 (1 Dec.) [ref. 20525] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander Alfred Carpenter, R. N., D. S. O., commanding.--No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885-1889. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 24): 450-461.