Xenomystax austrinus

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Xenomystax austrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Genus:
Species:
X. austrinus
Binomial name
Xenomystax austrinus
Smith & Kanazawa, 1989

Xenomystax austrinus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by and in 1989.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 458 to 732 meters (1,503 to 2,402 ft).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Xenomystax austrinus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Smith, D. G., 1989 [ref. 13285] [Various eel families] In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).


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