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]
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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. taylori
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| Nettenchelys taylori Alcock, 1898
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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.
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