Biology:Deepwater conger
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Short description: Species of fish
| Deepwater conger | |
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| Order: | Anguilliformes
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| Species: | X. atrarius
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| Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891
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The Deepwater conger (Xenomystax atrarius, also known as the Twinpored eel) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from southern Canada to Chile , in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 165–935 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Xenomystax atrarius at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Gilbert, C. H., 1891 (8 Sept.) [ref. 1625] Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 856): 347-352.
Wikidata ☰ Q2154379 entry
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