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First, we present a symmetrical feature selection algorithm that combines an improved Dolphin Swarm Algorithm (DSA) with the Maximum Relevance\u2013Minimum Redundancy (mRMR) criterion. This method not only selects an optimal, high-relevance feature subset, but also identifies the remaining features as a complementary, redundant subset. Second, an ensemble learning-based feature reconstruction algorithm is introduced to mine potential information from these redundant features. This process transforms fragmented, redundant information into a new, synthetic feature, thereby establishing a form of information symmetry with the selected optimal subset. Finally, the EFEM constructs a high-performance feature space by symmetrically integrating the optimal feature subset with the synthetic feature. The model\u2019s superior performance is extensively validated on nine standard UCI regression datasets, with comparative analysis showing that it significantly outperforms similar algorithms and achieves an average goodness-of-fit of 0.9263. The statistical significance of this improvement is confirmed by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Comprehensive analyses of parameter sensitivity, robustness, convergence, and runtime, as well as ablation experiments, further validate the efficiency and stability of the proposed algorithm. 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