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Nettenchelys gephyra Castle & Smith, 1981

Bridge duckbill eel
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, D.G., J.E. Böhlke and P.H.J. Castle, 1981
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Common names from other countries

Štíhlohlavec novokaledonský, Uuskaledoonia luitsangerjas, 鸭蛇鳗, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335);  gephyra: From the Greek gephyra, a bridge, in reference to the link that this species provides between N. pygmaeus and N. inion, which has the posterior nostrils farther back. Noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 412 m (Ref. 40819).   Deep-water

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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