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Nettastomatidae (Duckbill eels)
Etymology: Nettenchelys: Greek, netta = duck + Greek, enchelys, -yos = eel (Ref. 45335); paxtoni: Named for John Paxton.
Eponymy: Dr John Richard Paxton (d: 1938) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal. Tropical
Western Pacific: Vanuatu.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 34242)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
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).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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