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Nettenchelys paxtoni
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Nettastomatidae
Genus:	Nettenchelys
Species:	N. paxtoni
Binomial name
Nettenchelys paxtoni Karmovskaya, 1999

Nettenchelys paxtoni is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1999. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Vanuatu, in the western Pacific Ocean. The only known specimen had a total length of 24.8 centimetres (9.8 in), and was recovered from the stomach contents of a sea snake.

The species epithet "paxtoni" was given in honour of John Paxton.

References

1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2022). "Nettenchelys paxtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T199128A2561996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199128A2561996.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nettenchelys paxtoni". FishBase.
3. Karmovskaya, E. S., 1999 Nettenchelys paxtoni sp. nova (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes): a new species from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Vanuatu). Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 39 (no. 6): 833-836.

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