Nettenchelys exoria Bohlke & Smith 1981
- Dataset
- The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Anguilliformes
- family
- Nettastomatidae
- genus
- Nettenchelys
- species
- Nettenchelys exoria
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Anterior vomerine teeth not uniserial; posterior nostril behind head, about midway between supratemporal canal and dorsal-fin origin, approximately over fourth LL pore; median ST pore absent; 14 – 16 POM pores; PDV 7; PAV 43 – 44. See Table 1 for additional characters.
discussion
Remarks. This species was described from four specimens from the east coast of Florida and the Bahamas. Smith (1989: 603) added two more specimens from northeastern Florida, and Claro et al. (2000: 20) reported a specimen from the south coast of Cuba in the Caribbean.
distribution
Distribution. Adult specimens are known from the east coast of Florida, the Bahamas, and the south coast of Cuba. Larvae of either this species or N. inion have also been collected in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Greater Antilles, and in the Gulf Stream and the Sargasso Sea area (Smith & Castle 1982: 16).
materials_examined
Material. Seven specimens known, 182 – 467 mm. Holotype: ANSP 142275. Paratypes: ANSP 130813 (1, 429 mm), ANSP 131739 (male, 329 mm). Others: ANSP 156856 [formerly UMML 20867] (1, 253 mm), FSBC [formerly FDNR] 17770 (1, 182 mm), FSBC 17771 (1, 395 mm), Instituto de Oceanología Cuba (1, 255 mm).
Name
- Synonyms
- Nettenchelys exorius Bohlke & Smith
- Homonyms
- Nettenchelys exoria Bohlke & Smith 1981