Bridge duckbill eel

Nettenchelys gephyra

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Medium

The bridge duckbill eel (Nettenchelys gephyra) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Peter Henry John Castle and David G. Smith in 1981. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including New Caledonia, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Maximum length: 43.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia (Queensland) and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction