Nettenchelys paxtoni is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1999.Karmovskaya, E. S., 1999 [ref. 24844] Nettenchelys paxtoni sp. nova (Nettastomatidae, Anguilliformes): a new species from the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Vanuatu). Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 39 (no. 6): 833-836. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Vanuatu, in the western Pacific Ocean. The only known specimen had a total length of , and was recovered from the stomach contents of a sea snake.
Etymology The species epithet "paxtoni" was given in honour of John Paxton.
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