Bristletooth conger (Xenomystax congroides)

Scientific name: Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989

Bristletooth conger (Xenomystax congroides)

The Bristletooth conger (Xenomystax congroides) is a marine fish of the family Congridae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Xenomystax congroides
Family
Congridae (Conger and garden eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
87.6
Depth range
140–825 m (459–2707 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 140 - 825 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: in the western Atlantic, from northeastern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the mouth of the Amazon River, including Bahamas and the West Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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