Nettenchelys paxtoni is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1999.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Vanuatu, in the western Pacific Ocean. The only known specimen had a total length of 24.8 centimetres (9.8 in),[2] and was recovered from the stomach contents of a sea snake.[1]

Nettenchelys paxtoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species:
N. paxtoni
Binomial name
Nettenchelys paxtoni
Karmovskaya, 1999

The species epithet "paxtoni" was given in honour of John Paxton.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys paxtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199128A2561996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199128A2561996.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys paxtoni". FishBase.
  3. ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 1999 [ref. 24844] Nettenchelys paxtoni sp. nova (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes): a new species from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Vanuatu). Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 39 (no. 6): 833-836.