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Bristletooth Conger
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Bristletooth Conger

Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBristletooth Conger
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese似康吉异唇鳗
Scientific nameXenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989

About this species

The bristletooth conger (Xenomystax congroides) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David G. Smith and Robert H. Kanazawa in 1989. 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).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyCongridae
GenusXenomystax

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