Nettenchelys erroriensis

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Nettenchelys erroriensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species:
N. erroriensis
Binomial name
Nettenchelys erroriensis
Karmovskaya, 1994

Nettenchelys erroriensis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1994. [3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Error Seamount (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). [2]

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References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys erroriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T199284A2578513. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199284A2578513.en . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Nettenchelys erroriensis" in FishBase . April 2006 version.
  3. 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.