Global InformationDysomma bucephalus information
| Dysomma bucephalus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Dysomma |
| Species: | D. bucephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysomma bucephalus Alcock, 1889
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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]
- ^ a b Dysomma bucephalus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.