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Nettenchelys exoria

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Nettenchelys exoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species:
N. exoria
Binomial name
Nettenchelys exoria
Böhlke & Smith, 1981
Synonyms[2]
  • Nettenchelys exorius Böhlke & Smith, 1981

Nettenchelys exoria is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and David G. Smith in 1981.[4] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Florida, USA and the Bahamas. It dwells at a depth range of 277 to 494 meters (909 to 1,621 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.7 centimeters (18.4 in).[3]

The species epithet "exoria" is derived from the Greek word "exorios", meaning "beyond the frontier", and refers to the posterior nostrils being located at the back of the head.[3]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys exoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199301A2580264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199301A2580264.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Nettenchelys exoria Böhlke & Smith, 1981". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys exoria". FishBase.
  4. ^ Smith, D. G., J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle, 1981 (20 July) [ref. 6158] A revision of the nettastomatid eel genera Nettastoma and Nettenchelys (Pisces: Anguilliformes), with descriptions of six new species.Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 2): 533-560.