Nettastoma syntresis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Nettastoma |
Species: | N. syntresis
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Binomial name | |
Nettastoma syntresis Smith & Böhlke, 1981
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Nettastoma syntresis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [1] It was described by David G. Smith and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981. [2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 641 metres (0 to 2,103 ft). Males can reach a maximum standard length of 55 centimeters (22 in). [1]
The species epithet "syntresis" means "channel" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to several channels in which the species has been found, including the Santaren, Nicholas and Northwest Providence Channels. [1]
Nettastoma syntresis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Nettastoma |
Species: | N. syntresis
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Binomial name | |
Nettastoma syntresis Smith & Böhlke, 1981
|
Nettastoma syntresis is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). [1] It was described by David G. Smith and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981. [2] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, and the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 641 metres (0 to 2,103 ft). Males can reach a maximum standard length of 55 centimeters (22 in). [1]
The species epithet "syntresis" means "channel" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to several channels in which the species has been found, including the Santaren, Nicholas and Northwest Providence Channels. [1]