Xenomystax austrinus

Xenomystax austrinus is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[1] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1989.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 458 to 732 meters (1,503 to 2,402 ft).^[1]

Xenomystax austrinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Xenomystax
Species:	X. austrinus
Binomial name
Xenomystax austrinus D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1989

References

1. Xenomystax austrinus at www.fishbase.org.
2. Smith, D. G., 1989 [ref. 13285] [Various eel families] In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (part 9).