Xenomystax

X. congroides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Congridae
Subfamilia: Congrinae
Genus: Xenomystax

Species (5): X. atrarius – X. austrinus – X. bidentatus – X. congroides – X. trucidans

Name

• Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891: 348.
  • Gender: masculine.
  • Type species: Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891.
    • Fixation: type by original designation (also monotypic).
• Etymology: Greek ξενος xenos "stranger"; μυσταξ mustax, μυστακος mustakos "moustache", from μασταξ mastax, μαστακος mastakos "jaws, mouth", from μασαομαι masaomai "to chew".

Synonyms

• Paraxenomystax Reid, 1940: 1.
  • Gender: masculine.
  • Type species: Paraxenomystax bidentatus Reid, 1940.
    • Fixation: type by original designation.
• Etymology: Greek παρα para "near"; genus Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891.

References

Primary references

• Gilbert, C.H. 1891. Descriptions of apodal fishes from the tropical Pacific. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 14(856): 347–352. BHL
• Reid, E.D. 1940. A new genus and species of eel from the Puerto Rican deep. Reports on the collections obtained by the first Johnson-Smithsonian deep-sea expedition to the Puerto Rican deep. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 91(31): 1–5. BHL

Links

• Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Xenomystax and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Xenomystax species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.