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Nettenchelys paxtoni Karmovskaya, 1999 |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels) | |||
| Max. size: | 24.8 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Vanuatu. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinguished by the anterior vomerine teeth not uniserial; posterior nostril just behind head, closer to supratemporal canal than12 to dorsal-fin origin, approximately over second LL pore; no median supratemporal pore; preoperculomandibular pores 12; predorsal vertebrae 5; preanal vertebrae 39 (Ref. 106144). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||