The solitary duckbill eel[1] (Nettastoma solitarium) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels).[2] It was described by Peter H. J. Castle and David G. Smith in 1981.[3] It is a marine, deep-water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Kyushu–Palau Ridge, the Philippines, Australia, and the Hawaiian Islands. It is known to dwell at a depth range of 415 to 610 metres (1,362 to 2,001 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.5 centimetres (18.3 in).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Nettastoma |
| Species: | N. solitarium
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| Binomial name | |
| Nettastoma solitarium Castle & Smith, 1981
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The species epithet "solitarium", meaning "solitary" in Latin, refers to the species' wide and isolated distribution in the Pacific.[2]
References
edit- ^ Common names of Nettastoma solitarium at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Nettastoma solitarium at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Smith, D. G., J. E. Böhlke and P. H. J. Castle 1981 (20 July) [ref. 6158] 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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