Xenomystax bidentatus
| Xenomystax bidentatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Xenomystax |
| Species: | X. bidentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenomystax bidentatus (Reid, 1940) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Xenomystax bidentatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Earl Desmond Reid in 1940.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from northern South America, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 494 to 604 meters (1,621 to 1,982 ft).[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Xenomystax bidentatus Archived May 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Xenomystax bidentatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Reid, E. D., 1940 (11 Mar.) [ref. 3684] A new genus and species of eel from the Puerto Rican deep. Reports on the collections obtained by the first Johnson-Smithsonian deep-sea expedition to the Puerto Rican deep. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 91 (no. 31): 1-5.