Nettenchelys taylori

Nettenchelys taylori

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
South Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Nettenchelys taylori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1898. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen from India, in the western Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Maximum length: 53.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: India.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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