Nettenchelys paxtoni

Nettenchelys paxtoni

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Nettenchelys paxtoni is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1999. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Vanuatu, in the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Maximum length: 24.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Vanuatu.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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