Bridge duckbill eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Nettenchelys |
Species: | N. gephyra
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Binomial name | |
Nettenchelys gephyra Castle & Smith, 1981
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The bridge duckbill eel (Nettenchelys gephyra) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and David G. Smith in 1981. [3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including New Caledonia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 400–412 metres (1,312–1,352 ft). Females can reach a maximum total length of 43.1 centimetres (17.0 in). [2]
The species epithet "gephyra" means "bridge" in Ancient Greek, and refers to the link the species provides between the species Nettenchelys pygmaeus and Nettenchelys inion. [2]
Bridge duckbill eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Nettenchelys |
Species: | N. gephyra
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Binomial name | |
Nettenchelys gephyra Castle & Smith, 1981
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The bridge duckbill eel (Nettenchelys gephyra) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and David G. Smith in 1981. [3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including New Caledonia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It dwells at a depth range of 400–412 metres (1,312–1,352 ft). Females can reach a maximum total length of 43.1 centimetres (17.0 in). [2]
The species epithet "gephyra" means "bridge" in Ancient Greek, and refers to the link the species provides between the species Nettenchelys pygmaeus and Nettenchelys inion. [2]