Nettenchelys exoria

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

Nettenchelys exoria is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by James Erwin Böhlke and David G. Smith in 1981. 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).

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.

References

  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. 1 2 3 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.