Xenophthalmichthys

Xenophthalmichthys
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Argentiniformes
Family:	Microstomatidae
Genus:	Xenophthalmichthys; Regan, 1925
Species:	X. danae
Binomial name
	Xenophthalmichthys danae; Regan, 1925

Xenophthalmichthys danae is a species of pencil smelt found in deep waters to 1,250 metres (4,100 ft). This species has been found in the western Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and is suspected to be circumtropical. This species grows to a length of 88 millimetres (3.5 in) SL.^[1]

References

^ McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. University of Texas Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Xenophthalmichthys danae" in FishBase. February 2012 version.

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[McEachran_Fechhelm_1998_p._376-1] McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. University of Texas Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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