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Nettenchelys inion
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Nettenchelys
Species:	N. inion
Binomial name
Nettenchelys inion Smith & Böhlke, 1981

Nettenchelys inion is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by David G. Smith and James Erwin Böhlke in 1981. It is a marine, deep water-dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen discovered near North Bimini Marine Protected Area in 1964. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 458 to 531 meters (1,503 to 1,742 ft). Males can reach a total length of 42.3 centimeters (16.7 in).

The species epithet "inion" means "back of head" in Greek, and is treated as a noun in apposition. It refers to the location of the posterior nostril.

References

1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys inion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199331A2583855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199331A2583855.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys inion". FishBase.
3. Smith, D. G., J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle, 1981 (20 July) 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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