The bristletooth conger (Xenomystax congroides) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1989.[3] It is a marine, deep water–dwelling eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including northeastern Florida, U.S.A.; the Gulf of Mexico, the Amazon River, the Bahamas and the West Indies. It dwells at a depth range of 140–825 metres (459–2,707 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 87.6 centimetres (34.5 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. congroides
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| Xenomystax congroides D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1989
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References
edit- ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Xenomystax congroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190085A1940431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190085A1940431.en. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenomystax congroides". FishBase. January 2024 version.
- ^ 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).
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