Nettenchelys bellottii

Taxonavigation: Congroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Congroidei

Familia: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys

Species: Nettenchelys bellottii

Name

Nettenchelys bellottii (D’Ancona, 1928)

• Lectotype: largest syntype. Syntypes: (2) MSNVE P-8 (1).
  • Lectotype selected by Smith & Castle, 1982

Type locality: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, depth 600 meters.

Synonyms

• Leptocephalus bellottii D’Ancona, 1928

References

• D'Ancona, U. 1928. Murenoidi (Apodes) del Mar Rosso e del Golfo di Aden. Materiali raccolti dal Prof. Luigi Sanzo nella Campagna della R. N. "Ammiraglio Magnaghi" 1923-24. Memoria, Reale Comitato Talassografico Italiano, 146: 1–146, Pls. 1-5. Reference page. 
• Smith, D.G. & Castle, P.H.J. 1982. Larvae of the nettastomatid eels: systematics and distribution. Dana Report 90: 1–44. Reference page. 
• Smith, D.G., Lin, J., Chen, H.-M. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2015): The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae). Zootaxa 4060(1): 105–120. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.13. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.