Nettenchelys inion

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

Nettenchelys inion 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 a single specimen discovered in Florida, USA, in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 458 to 531 meters (1,503 to 1,742 ft). Males can reach a total length of 42.3 centimeters (16.7 in).^[1]

The species epithet "inion" means "back of head" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the location of the posterior nostril.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Nettenchelys inion 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] Nettenchelys inion 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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