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Nettenchelys proxima Smith, Lin & Chen, 2015
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); proxima: Name from the Latin 'proxima' meaning 'near', referring to the position of the posterior nostril, close to the eye and also referring to its close resemblance to N. gephyra and N. pygmaea; an adjective.
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); proxima: Name from the Latin 'proxima' meaning 'near', referring to the position of the posterior nostril, close to the eye and also referring to its close resemblance to N. gephyra and N. pygmaea; an adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 412 m (Ref. 106144). Subtropical
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Western Pacific: Taiwan and possibly the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.1 cm TL (female)
Max length : 25.1 cm TL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 185. This species is distinguished from all other species in the genus except N. gephyra and N. pygmaea in having an enlarged median series of teeth at the anterior end of the vomer; differs from N. gephyra in having the posterior nostril immediately behind the eye (approximately midway between eye and supratemporal canal in N. gephyra), with PCV 78 (vs. 79-101 in N. gephyra, but 91-101 in specimens from Taiwan), and with IO pores 9 + 2 (vs. 8–9 + 3–4 in N. gephyra); differs from N. pygmaea in its larger size, 25.1 cm in the holotype, an immature female, (vs. 20.1 cm for the largest known N. pygmaea and 15.1 cm for a mature female), with slight differences in some meristic and morphometric characters (Ref. 106144).
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Smith, D.G., J. Lin, H.-M. Chen and J.J. Pogonoski, 2015. The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae). Zootaxa 4060(1):105-120. (Ref. 106144)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00036 - 0.00222), b=2.98 (2.76 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).