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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); taylori: Named after Commander A. Dundas Taylor, late Indian Navy, who, in 1874 was chiefly instrumental in reviving the Marine Survey of India.
Eponymy: Alfred Dundas Taylor (1825–1898) was a Commander in the Indian Navy. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Alcock.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad ? - 786 m (Ref. 40819). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.3 cm TL (female)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Posterior nostril far behind occiput, posterior to midpoint between snout tip and anus. Median supratemporal pore absent. Anterior vomerine teeth not enlarged. Predorsal 34% preanal, head 33% preanal.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Smith, D.G., J.E. Böhlke and P.H.J. Castle, 1981. A revision of the nettastomatid eel genera Nettastoma and Nettenchelys (Pisces: Anguilliformes), with descriptions of six new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 94(2):535-560. (Ref. 40819)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00087 (0.00035 - 0.00219), b=2.98 (2.76 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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