| Xenophthalmichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Microstomatidae |
| Genus: | Xenophthalmichthys Regan, 1925 |
| Species: | X. danae
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenophthalmichthys danae Regan, 1925
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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]
- ^ McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. Retrieved 12 July 2021.