Nettenchelys erroriensis

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]

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

References

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  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. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys erroriensis". FishBase.
  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.