Eupogonesthes xenicus, the Exotic snaggletooth, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean. This species grows to a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in) SL. This species is the only known species in its genus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Astronesthinae |
| Genus: | Eupogonesthes Parin & Borodulina, 1993 |
| Species: | E. xenicus
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| Eupogonesthes xenicus Parin & Borodulina, 1993
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eupogonesthes xenicus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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