Xenomystax bidentatus
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Anguilliformes
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Species: | X. bidentatus
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Binomial name | |
Xenomystax bidentatus (Reid, 1940)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Xenomystax bidentatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by 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.
Categories:
- Congridae
- Fish described in 1940
- Taxa named by Earl Desmond Reid
- Anguilliformes stubs