Pygmy pikeconger
| Pygmy pikeconger | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Nettenchelys |
| Species: | N. pygmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Nettenchelys pygmaea Smith & Böhlke, 1981 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The pygmy pikeconger[2] (Nettenchelys pygmaea) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[3] It was described by David G. Smith and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981.[4] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including Venezuela and the Gulf of Mexico, and possibly more locations.[3] It is known to dwell at a depth range of 128 to 280 metres (420 to 919 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 20.1 centimetres (7.9 in).[3]
The species epithet "pygmaea", meaning "small" in Greek, refers to the small size of mature specimens.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Nettenchelys pygmaea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Nettenchelys pygmaea at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Nettenchelys pygmaea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Smith, D. G., J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle, 1981 (20 July) [ref. 6158] A revision of the nettastomatid eel genera Nettastoma and Nettenchelys (Pisces: Anguilliformes), with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 94 (no. 2): 533-560.
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