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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); paxtoni: Named for John Paxton..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal. Tropical
Western Pacific: Vanuatu.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34242)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished by the anterior vomerine teeth not uniserial; posterior nostril just behind head, closer to supratemporal canal than12 to dorsal-fin origin, approximately over second LL pore; no median supratemporal pore; preoperculomandibular pores 12; predorsal vertebrae 5; preanal vertebrae 39 (Ref. 106144).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Karmovskaya, E.S., 1999. Nettenchelys paxtoni sp. nova (Nettastomidae, Anguilliformes): a new species from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Vanuatu). J. Ichthyol. 39(9):795-798. (Ref. 34242)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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 - 0.00223), b=2.98 (2.77 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±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 (15 of 100).