Xenomystax bidentatus

Xenomystax bidentatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Xenomystax
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 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 metres (1,621 to 1,982 ft).[2]

References

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

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

[Fishbase-2] Xenomystax bidentatus at www.fishbase.org.

[Reid,_1940-3] 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.