Biology:Xenomystax atrarius

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Xenomystax atrarius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Xenomystax
Species:
X. atrarius
Binomial name
Xenomystax atrarius
Gilbert, 1891

Xenomystax atrarius, the deepwater conger or twinpored eel, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891.[3] 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 152–1,050 metres (499–3,445 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres (39 in).[2]

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Xenomystax atrarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199408A2592235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199408A2592235.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199408/2592235. Retrieved 19 January 2024. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Xenomystax atrarius" in FishBase. January 2024 version.
  3. Gilbert, C. H. (1891). "Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Scientific Results of Explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross 14 (856): 347-352. https://archive.org/details/biostor-59815. Retrieved 19 January 2024. 

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