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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. inion
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| Binomial name | |
| Nettenchelys inion Smith & Böhlke, 1981
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Nettenchelys inion is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by David G. Smith and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981.[3] It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen discovered near North Bimini Marine Protected Area in 1964. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 458 to 531 meters (1,503 to 1,742 ft). Males can reach a total length of 42.3 centimeters (16.7 in).[2]
The species epithet "inion" means "back of head" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the location of the posterior nostril.[2]
References
- ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys inion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199331A2583855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199331A2583855.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Nettenchelys inion" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Smith, D. G., J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle, 1981 (20 July) [ref. 6158] A revision of the nettastomatid eel genera Nettastoma and Nettenchelys (Pisces: Anguilliformes), with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 2): 533-560.
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