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Nettenchelys inion

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Nettenchelys inion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species:
N. inion
Binomial name
Nettenchelys inion
Smith & Böhlke, 1981

Nettenchelys inion is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen discovered near North Bimini Marine Protected Area in 1964. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 458 to 531 meters (1,503 to 1,742 ft). Males can reach a total length of 42.3 centimeters (16.7 in).[2]

The species epithet "inion" means "back of head" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the location of the posterior nostril.[2]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys inion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199331A2583855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199331A2583855.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys inion". FishBase.
  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.