Dysommina proboscideus is an eel in the family Synaphobranchidae (cutthroat eels).[2] It was described by Einar Hagbart Martin Lea in 1913.[3] 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.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Synaphobranchidae |
| Genus: | Dysommina |
| Species: | D. proboscideus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysommina proboscideus (Lea, 1913)
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Dysommina proboscideus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Dysommina proboscideus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Lea, E., 1913 [ref. 14158] Muraenoid larvae from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7): 1-59, Pls. 1-6.
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