Nettenchelys pygmaea

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 pygmaea

Name

Nettenchelys pygmaea Smith & Böhlke in Smith, Böhlke & Castle, 1981

• Holotype: ANSP 142277.
• Paratypes: AMNH 83460 [ex USAIC 3460] (1); ANSP 130812 (1); USNM 200779 (1); USAIC [Univ. S. Alabama Ich. coll.] 03460 (1, ? now 0).

Type locality: Gulf of Mexico, 29°52'N, 87°06.5'W, depth 128 meters.

Synonyms

• Nettenchelys pygmaeus Smith & Böhlke in Smith et al., 1981

References

• Smith, D.G., Böhlke, J.E. & Castle, P.H.J. 1981. 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 94(2): 535–560. 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.