Dysomma bucephalus

Dysomma bucephalus
Scientific classification
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]

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^ ^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.

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[Fishbase-1] Dysomma bucephalus at www.fishbase.org.

[Alcock,_1889-2] 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.

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