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]
The species epithet "solitarium", meaning "solitary" in Latin, refers to the species' wide and isolated distribution in the Pacific.[2]
The solitary duckbill eel (Nettastoma solitarium) is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Peter H. J. Castle and David G. Smith in 1981. 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).
The species epithet "solitarium", meaning "solitary" in Latin, refers to the species' wide and isolated distribution in the Pacific.
Nettastoma solitarium Nettastoma generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Nettastomatidae familian sailkatzen da.
Nettastoma solitarium Nettastoma generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Nettastomatidae familian sailkatzen da.
Nettastoma solitarium is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van toveralen (Nettastomatidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1981 door Castle & Smith.
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前鼻鴨嘴鰻（学名：Nettastoma solitarium），又名前鼻蜥鰻，为鴨嘴鰻科絲鰻屬下的一个种。
本魚分布於印度西太平洋區，包括日本南部、帛琉、菲律賓、台灣、澳洲、美國西岸、印尼、夏威夷、東非、紐西蘭等海域。
水深415~610公尺。
本魚無胸鰭，後鼻孔開在眼之前上方。上下頜延長、纖細。上下頜骨齒呈齒帶，鋤骨齒齒帶向後方延伸，中間一列齒較大型。在咽峽部無2翼狀齒帶。背鰭起點在鰓裂上方。體長為體高的31倍，頭長9倍；尾長為軀幹與頭的1.5倍；頭長為吻長的2.4倍；吻長為眼徑的4.7倍。口裂超過眼之後緣。尾發達。吻端無凹痕。肛門在體半部。鰓裂側位。體僵硬，鰭條短。體長可達46.5公分。
本於棲息在400公尺深以上之中層海域。
數量少，無任何經濟價值。
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