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| image = Nettenchelys taylori.jpg
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| 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>
| ordo = [[Anguilliformes]]
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| genus = Nettenchelys
| familia = [[Nettastomatidae]]
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| species = taylori
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| genus = ''[[Nettenchelys]]''
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| authority = Alcock, 1898
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| species = '''''N. taylori'''''
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| binomial = ''Nettenchelys taylori''
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| binomial_authority = Alcock, 1898
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'''''Nettenchelys taylori''''' is an [[eel]] in the family [[Nettastomatidae]] (duckbill/witch eels).<ref name="Fishbase">[http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Nettenchelys-taylori.html ''Nettenchelys taylori''] at www.fishbase.org.</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 females are known to reach a [[total length]] of {{convert|53.3|cm|in}}.<ref name="Fishbase"/>


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'''''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]].<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"/>


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 5 October 2023

Nettenchelys taylori
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species:
N. taylori
Binomial name
Nettenchelys taylori
Alcock, 1898

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Nettenchelys taylori" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. ^ 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.
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