Nettenchelys taylori

Nettenchelys taylori
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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. 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.