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| Nettenchelys paxtoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Nettenchelys |
| Species: | N. paxtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Nettenchelys paxtoni Karmovskaya, 1999 | |
Nettenchelys paxtoni is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1999.[3] 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),[2] and was recovered from the stomach contents of a sea snake.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet "paxtoni" was given in honour of John Paxton.[2][4]
References
[edit]- 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.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys paxtoni". FishBase.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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