Nettenchelys taylori

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Nettenchelys taylori
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species:
N. taylori
Binomial name
Nettenchelys taylori
Alcock, 1898

Nettenchelys taylori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1898. [3] 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 to reach a total length of 53.3 centimetres (21.0 in). [2]

Etymology

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 Marine Survey of India in 1874. [2] [4]

References

  1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T198990A2547602. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198990A2547602.en . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys taylori". FishBase .
  3. 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.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family NETTASTOMATIDAE Kaup 1856 (Duckbill Eels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 August 2025.