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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); erroriensis: Named after Error Seamount, its type locality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 395 - 420 m (Ref. 42678). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Error Seamount, Socotra Archipelago.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.5 cm TL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Posterior nostril situated on dorsal side of head before dorsal fin origin; medial row of large teeth in anterior part of vomer absent; in posterior part of vomer, rows of teeth separated by a space along the midline; unpaired pore of supratemporal commissure absent; antedorsal distance 37.7%, head length 38.5% of anteanal distance (Ref. 42678).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Karmovskaya, E.S., 1994. Nettenchelys erroriensis sp. nova (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes), a new species from the Error Seamount in the northwestern Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 34(8):121-125. (Ref. 42678)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00089 (0.00036 - 0.00222), b=2.98 (2.76 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).