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Xenomystax bidentatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Xenomystax
Species:	X. bidentatus
Binomial name
Xenomystax bidentatus (Reid, 1940)
Synonyms
Paraxenomystax bidentatus Reid, 1940

Xenomystax bidentatus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Earl Desmond Reid in 1940. 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).

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.) 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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