Nettenchelys erroriensis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Anguilliformes
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Species: | N. erroriensis
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Binomial name | |
Nettenchelys erroriensis Karmovskaya, 1994
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Nettenchelys erroriensis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[1] It was described by in 1994.[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 395 to 420 metres (1,296 to 1,378 ft). Females can reach a maximum total length of 33.5 centimetres (13.2 in).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Nettenchelys erroriensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 1994 [ref. 22030] Nettenchelys erroriensis sp. nova (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes), a new species from the Error Seamount in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 34 (no. 3): 408-410.
Categories:
- Nettastomatidae
- Fish described in 1994
- Anguilliformes stubs