Nettenchelys taylori explained

Nettenchelys taylori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1898.^[1] 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 786m (2,579feet), and to reach a total length of 53.3cm (21inches).

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.

Notes and References

1. 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.