Nettenchelys Explained

Nettenchelys is a genus of eels in the duckbill eel family Nettastomatidae.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

• Nettenchelys bellottii (D'Ancona, 1928) ^[1]
• Nettenchelys dionisi Brito, 1989
• Nettenchelys erroriensis Karmovskaya, 1994
• Nettenchelys exoria J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1981
• Nettenchelys gephyra Castle & D. G. Smith, 1981 (Bridge duckbill eel)
• Nettenchelys inion D. G. Smith & J. E. Böhlke, 1981
• Nettenchelys paxtoni Karmovskaya, 1999
• Nettenchelys proxima D. G. Smith, J. Lin & H. M. Chen, 2015 ^[1]
• Nettenchelys pygmaea D. G. Smith & J. E. Böhlke, 1981 (Pygmy duckbill eel)
• Nettenchelys taylori Alcock, 1898

Notes and References

1. Smith, D.G. . Lin, J. . Chen, H.-M. . Pogonoski, J.J. . amp . 2015 . The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae) . Zootaxa . 4060 . 1 . 105–120 .