Nettenchelys paxtoni

Nettenchelys paxtoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species:
N. paxtoni
Binomial name
Nettenchelys paxtoni

Nettenchelys paxtoni is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1999. 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), and was recovered from the stomach contents of a sea snake.

Etymology

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family NETTASTOMATIDAE Kaup 1856 (Duckbill Eels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 October 2025.