Nettenchelys dionisi

Nettenchelys dionisi

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Large

Nettenchelys dionisi is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Alberto Brito in 1989. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from the Canary Islands, in the eastern central Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettenchelys
Maximum length: 62 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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