Nettenchelys taylori

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Nettenchelys taylori
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Scientific classification
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Chordata
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Anguilliformes
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N. taylori
Binomial name
Nettenchelys taylori
Alcock, 1898

Nettenchelys taylori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[1] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1898.[2] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen from India, in the western Indian Ocean. From the specimen it is known to dwell at a depth of 786 metres (2,579 ft), and females are known to reach a total length of 53.3 centimetres (21.0 in).[1]

The species epithet "taylori" refers to Commander A. Dundas Taylor of the Indian Navy, credited by the author as playing a notable role in the revival of the in 1874.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Nettenchelys taylori at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Alcock, A. W., 1898 (1 Aug.) [ref. 92] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156.


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