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| status = DD |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|author=McCosker, J.|author2= Smith, D.G. |author3= Tighe, K. |name-list-style=amp |year= 2022 ||title= ''Nettenchelys taylori'' |page= e.T198990A2547602 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198990A2547602.en |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| familia = [[Nettastomatidae]] |
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| binomial = ''Nettenchelys taylori'' |
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'''''Nettenchelys taylori''''' is an [[eel]] in the family [[Nettastomatidae]] (duckbill/witch eels).<ref name="Fishbase"> |
'''''Nettenchelys taylori''''' is an [[eel]] in the family [[Nettastomatidae]] (duckbill/witch eels).<ref name="Fishbase">{{FishBase|genus=Nettenchelys |species=taylori|id=58705}}</ref> It was described by [[Alfred William Alcock]] in 1898.<ref name="Alcock, 1898">Alcock, A. W., 1898 (1 Aug.) [ref. 92] ''Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid.'' Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156.</ref> It is a [[marine biology|marine]], deep-water dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen from [[India]], in the western [[Indian Ocean]]. From the specimen it is known to dwell at a depth of {{convert|786|m|ft}}, and to reach a [[total length]] of {{convert|53.3|cm|in}}.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
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The [[Specific name (zoology)|species epithet]] "''taylori''" refers to Commander A. Dundas Taylor of the [[Indian Navy]], credited by the author as playing a notable role in the revival of the [[Marine Survey of India]] in 1874.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
The [[Specific name (zoology)|species epithet]] "''taylori''" refers to Commander A. Dundas Taylor of the [[Indian Navy]], credited by the author as playing a notable role in the revival of the [[Marine Survey of India]] in 1874.<ref name="Fishbase"/> |
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[[Category:Nettastomatidae]] |
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[[Category:Fish described in 1898]] |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Nettastomatidae |
Genus: | Nettenchelys |
Species: | N. taylori
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Binomial name | |
Nettenchelys taylori Alcock, 1898
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Nettenchelys taylori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1898.[3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen from India, in the western Indian Ocean. From the specimen it is known to dwell at a depth of 786 metres (2,579 ft), and to reach a total length of 53.3 centimetres (21.0 in).[2]
The species epithet "taylori" refers to Commander A. Dundas Taylor of the Indian Navy, credited by the author as playing a notable role in the revival of the Marine Survey of India in 1874.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T198990A2547602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198990A2547602.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Nettenchelys taylori" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Alcock, A. W., 1898 (1 Aug.) [ref. 92] Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey ship `Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 25. A note on the deep-sea fishes, with descriptions of some new genera and species, including another probably viviparous ophidioid. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22): 136-156.