Nettenchelys taylori

Nettenchelys taylori

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys

Species: Nettenchelys taylori

Name

Nettenchelys taylori Alcock, 1898

• Holotype (unique): ZSI FF 371/1.

Type locality: Laccadive Sea, off Travancore coast, India, 7°17'30"N, 76°54'30"E, depth 430 fathoms.

References

• Alcock, A.W. 1898. 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) 2(8) (art. 22): 136–156. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, D.G., Lin, J., Chen, H.-M. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2015): The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae). Zootaxa 4060(1): 105–120. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.13. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.