Pygmy pikeconger

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

The pygmy pikeconger[2] (Nettenchelys pygmaea) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by David G. Smith and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Venezuela and the Gulf of Mexico, and possibly more locations.[3] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 128 to 280 metres (420 to 919 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 20.1 centimetres (7.9 in).[3]

The species epithet "pygmaea", meaning "small" in Greek, refers to the small size of mature specimens.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Nettenchelys pygmaea at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names of Nettenchelys pygmaea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nettenchelys pygmaea Archived 2013-07-03 at Archive.is at www.fishbase.org.
  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.


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