Biology:Nettastoma

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Short description: Genus of fishes


Nettastoma
Nettastoma melanurum.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nettastomatidae
Genus: Nettastoma
Rafinesque, 1810
Species

See text.

Nettastoma is a genus of eels in the duckbill eel family Nettastomatidae.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Nettastoma falcinaris Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985
  • Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 (Blackfin sorcerer)
  • Nettastoma parviceps Günther, 1877 (Duck-billed eel) (syn. N. denticulatus)
  • Nettastoma solitarium Castle & D. G. Smith, 1981 (Solitary duck-billed eel)
  • Nettastoma syntresis D. G. Smith & J. E. Böhlke, 1981

Formerly Included Species

  • Nettastoma elongatum Kotthaus, 1968 (slender sorcerer) - valid as Saurenchelys cancrivora

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Nettastoma in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q664119 entry