title: The eels of the genus Nettenchelys, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae).
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.
authors.affiliation: Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center. MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, U.S.A.; Email: smithd@si.edu.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Peining Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.; Email: happy221034@gmail.com.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 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.; Email: happy221034@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hong-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: CSIRO National Research Collections Australia, Australian National Fish Collection, G.P.O. Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia.; Email: john.pogonoski@csiro.au.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pogonoski
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D004524:Eels / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013624:Taiwan