Dysommina proboscideus

Dysommina proboscideus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Synaphobranchidae
Genus: Dysommina
Species:
D. proboscideus
Binomial name
Dysommina proboscideus
(Lea, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Leptocephalus proboscideus Lea, 1913

Dysommina proboscideus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels). It was described by Einar Hagbart Martin Lea in 1913. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 150 metres.

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