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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Xenomystax |
| Species: | X. atrarius
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| Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891
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References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenomystax atrarius". FishBase. January 2024 version.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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