Xenomystax bidentatus

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]

Xenomystax bidentatus
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X. bidentatus
Binomial name
Xenomystax bidentatus
(Reid, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paraxenomystax bidentatus Reid, 1940

References

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


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