Nettenchelys bellottii

Nettenchelys bellottii
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Species: N. bellottii
Binomial name
Nettenchelys bellottii
(D'Ancona, 1928)
Synonyms

Leptocephalus bellottii D'Ancona, 1928

Nettenchelys bellottii is a species of duckbill eel in the family Nettastomatidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This species is only known from larvae.[1]

References

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


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