Nettastoma syntresis

Nettastoma syntresis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Nettastoma
Species:	N. syntresis
Binomial name
	Nettastoma syntresis; Smith & Böhlke, 1981

Nettastoma syntresis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).^[1] It was described by and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 641 metres (0 to 2,103 ft). Males can reach a maximum standard length of 55 centimeters (22 in).^[1]

The species epithet "syntresis" means "channel" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to several channels in which the species has been found, including the Santaren, Nicholas and .^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Nettastoma syntresis at www.fishbase.org.
^ Smith, D. G. , J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle, 1981 (20 July) [ref. 6158] A revision of the nettastomatid eel genera Nettastoma and Nettenchelys (Pisces: Anguilliformes), with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 2): 533-560.

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[Fishbase-1] Nettastoma syntresis at www.fishbase.org.

[Smith_&_Böhlke,_1981-2] Smith, D. G. , J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle, 1981 (20 July) [ref. 6158] A revision of the nettastomatid eel genera Nettastoma and Nettenchelys (Pisces: Anguilliformes), with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 2): 533-560.

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