World Register of Deep-Sea species - Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891

Deep-Sea taxon details

Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891

AphiaID

271244 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271244)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Congrinae Kaup, 1856

Synonymised names

Paraxenomystax Reid, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891
Species Xenomystax austrinus Smith & Kanazawa, 1989
Species Xenomystax bidentatus (Reid, 1940)
Species Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989
Species Xenomystax trucidans Alcock, 1894

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

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 Museu. v. 14 (no. 856): 347-352. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271244 on 2025-12-15

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Xenomystax Gilbert, 1891. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271244 on 2025-12-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

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original description 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 Museu. v. 14 (no. 856): 347-352. [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

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Introduced: alien

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