Nettenchelys erroriensis
| Nettenchelys erroriensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Nettenchelys |
| Species: | N. erroriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nettenchelys erroriensis Karmovskaya, 1994
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys erroriensis". FishBase.
- ^ 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.
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