Xenomystax bidentatus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Xenomystax bidentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Genus:
Species:
X. bidentatus
Binomial name
Xenomystax bidentatus
(Reid, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paraxenomystax bidentatus Reid, 1940

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[]

  1. ^ Synonyms of Xenomystax bidentatus Archived May 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Xenomystax bidentatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ 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.


Retrieved from ""