Xenomystax trucidans

Xenomystax trucidans is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[1] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Maldives and Laccadives, in the western Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth of 1,316 metres (4,318 ft), but is more commonly found at a depth range of 400 to 800 metres (1,300 to 2,600 ft).^[3] Males can reach a maximum total length of 64.5 centimetres (25.4 in).^[1]

Xenomystax trucidans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Xenomystax
Species:	X. trucidans
Binomial name
Xenomystax trucidans Alcock, 1894

Due to the limited number of specimens from which the species is known, the IUCN redlist currently lists X. trucidans as Data Deficient.^[3]