Xenomystax trucidans

Xenomystax trucidans is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1894. 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 1316 m, but is more commonly found at a depth range of 400 to 800 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 64.5 cm.

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