Xenomystax austrinus

Xenomystax austrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Xenomystax
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 David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa 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

Xenomystax austrinus at www.fishbase.org.
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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[Fishbase-1] Xenomystax austrinus at www.fishbase.org.

[Smith_&_Kanazawa,_1989-2] 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).