Nettenchelys bellottii

Nettenchelys bellottii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Nettenchelys
Species:	N. bellottii
Binomial name
Nettenchelys bellottii (D'Ancona, 1928)
Synonyms
Leptocephalus bellottiiD'Ancona, 1928

Nettenchelys bellottii is a species of duckbill eel in the family Nettastomatidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This species is only known from larvae. ^[2]

References

1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys bellottii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T103706741A103708423. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T103706741A103708423.en . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. Smith, D.G.; Lin, J.; Chen, H.-M. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2015). "The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4060 (1): 105–120.