View source for Biology:Xenomystax atrarius

{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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|status=LC
|status_system=IUCN3.1
|status_ref=<ref>{{cite iucn|author1=McCosker, J.|author2=Smith, D.G.|author3=Tighe, K.|year=2019|title=''Xenomystax atrarius''|page=e.T199408A2592235|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199408A2592235.en|access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref>
| genus = Xenomystax
| species = atrarius
| authority = Gilbert, 1891
| synonyms_ref = 
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}}

'''''Xenomystax atrarius''''', the '''deepwater conger''' or '''twinpored eel''', is an [[Biology:Eel|eel]] in the family [[Biology:Congridae|Congridae]] (conger/garden eels).<ref name="Fishbase">{{Fishbase|genus=Xenomystax|species=atrarius|month=January|year=2024}}</ref> It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1891.<ref name="Gilbert, 1891">{{cite journal|author=Gilbert, C. H.|year=1891 |title=Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific|series=Scientific Results of Explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross|journal=Proceedings of the United States National Museum|volume=14|issue=856|pages=347-352|url=https://archive.org/details/biostor-59815|access-date=19 January 2024|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> It is a [[Biology:Marine biology|marine]], deep water-dwelling eel which is known from southern {{wipe|Canada}} to {{wipe|Chile}}, in the eastern [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]]. It dwells at a depth range of {{convert|152|–|1050|m|ft}}. Males can reach a maximum total length of {{convert|100|cm|in}}.<ref name="Fishbase"/>

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[[Category:Congridae]]


{{Sourceattribution|Xenomystax atrarius}}