Nettenchelys exoria

Nettenchelys exoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species: N. exoria
Binomial name
Nettenchelys exoria
Böhlke & Smith, 1981
Synonyms[1]
  • Nettenchelys exorius Böhlke & Smith, 1981

Nettenchelys exoria is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and David G. Smith in 1981.[3] 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 metres (909 to 1,621 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.7 centimetres (18.4 in).[2]

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.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Nettenchelys exoria at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Nettenchelys exoria at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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.
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