The Species Black List

Xenomystax trucidans

Laccadive eel

The Laccadive eel (Xenomystax trucidans) is known only from a few specimens collected from deep waters in the Maldives and Laccadives.

Status

Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List

Restriction tier

2, restricted, extent unclear

Class

Actinopterygii

Realm

Oceanic

Locality

The Chagos-Laccadive Ridge

As IUCN records it

Xenomystax trucidans Alcock, 1894