Nettenchelys paxtoni Karmovskaya, 1999

Family:  Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Max. size:  24.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: New Hebrides, Vanuatu.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Museum: Pomgo Point Villa, Efate I., New Hebrides, AMS I.34589002 (holotype of Nettenchelys paxtoni, 24.8 cm TL, immature male); from the stomach of a sea snake, L. laticaudata (Ref. 34242).


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