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Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989 Bristletooth conger |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 87.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 140 - 825 m | |||
| 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. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 189-219 | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 February 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||