Xenomystax trucidans
| Xenomystax trucidans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Xenomystax |
| Species: | X. trucidans
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenomystax trucidans Alcock, 1894
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Xenomystax trucidans is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[1] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Maldives and Laccadives, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 1,316 metres (4,318 ft), but is more commonly found at a depth range of 400 to 800 metres (1,300 to 2,600 ft).[3] Males can reach a maximum total length of 64.5 centimetres (25.4 in).[1]
Due to the limited number of specimens from which the species is known, the IUCN redlist currently lists X. trucidans as Data Deficient.[3]
References
- ^ a b Xenomystax trucidans at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Alcock, A. W., 1894 [ref. 90] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,'... Series II., No. 11. An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2): 115-137, Pls. 6-7.
- ^ a b Xenomystax trucidans at the IUCN redlist.