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Solitary duckbill eel

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Solitary duckbill eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettastoma
Species:
N. solitarium
Binomial name
Nettastoma solitarium
Castle & Smith, 1981

The solitary duckbill eel[1] (Nettastoma solitarium) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Peter H. J. Castle and David G. Smith in 1981.[3] It is a marine, deep-water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Kyushu–Palau Ridge, the Philippines, Australia, and the Hawaiian Islands. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 415 to 610 metres (1,362 to 2,001 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.5 centimetres (18.3 in).[2]

The species epithet "solitarium", meaning "solitary" in Latin, refers to the species' wide and isolated distribution in the Pacific.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Common names of Nettastoma solitarium at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Nettastoma solitarium at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Smith, D. G., J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle 1981 (20 July) [ref. 6158] 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 v. 94 (no. 2): 533-560.
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