<strong>The eels of the genus <em>Nettenchelys</em>, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae)</strong>

DAVID G. SMITH; JAMES LIN; HONG-MING CHEN; JOHN J. POGONOSKI

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.13

Issue: Vol. 4060 No. 1: 24 Dec. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-12-24

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.13

Page range: 105–120

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**The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae)**

DAVID G. SMITH⁺⁻
JAMES LIN⁺⁻
HONG-MING CHEN⁺⁻
JOHN J. POGONOSKI⁺⁻

Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center. MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, U.S.A.

Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Peining Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.

Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Peining Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan. Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Peining Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.

CSIRO National Research Collections Australia, Australian National Fish Collection, G.P.O. Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.

Pisces eel new species Nettastomatidae Nettenchelys

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Abstract

The species of the genus Nettenchelys are summarized. Nine species are recognized on the basis of adult specimens: Nettenchelys dionisi Brito, N. erroriensis Karmovskaya, N. exoria Böhlke & Smith, N. gephyra Castle & Smith, N. inion Smith & Böhlke, N. paxtoni Karmovskaya, N. proxima new species, N. pygmaea Smith & Böhlke, and N. taylori Alcock. Another species, N. bellottii (D’Ancona) is based on a larva. Nettenchelys gephyra is redescribed on the basis of additional specimens from northeastern Taiwan, Indonesia and Australia. Nettenchelys proxima new species is described from a specimen from southwestern Taiwan. Nettenchelys sp. reported by Uyeno & Sasaki (1983) is found to be a specimen of Facciolella. Information on larvae is updated based on new knowledge of the genus.