Nettenchelys erroriensis

Nettenchelys erroriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Nettenchelys
Species:	N. erroriensis
Binomial name
	Nettenchelys erroriensis; Karmovskaya, 1994

Nettenchelys erroriensis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).^[1] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1994.^[2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from Error Seamount (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western Indian Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 395 to 420 metres (1,296 to 1,378 ft). Females can reach a maximum total length of 33.5 centimetres (13.2 in).^[1]

References

1 2 Nettenchelys erroriensis at www.fishbase.org.
↑ Karmovskaya, E. S., 1994 [ref. 22030] Nettenchelys erroriensis sp. nova (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes), a new species from the Error Seamount in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 34 (no. 3): 408-410.

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[Fishbase-1] 1 2 Nettenchelys erroriensis at www.fishbase.org.

[Karmovskaya,_1994-2] Karmovskaya, E. S., 1994 [ref. 22030] Nettenchelys erroriensis sp. nova (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes), a new species from the Error Seamount in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 34 (no. 3): 408-410.