Notacanthidae
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 Snubnosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii.
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The deep-sea spiny eels are a family, Notacanthidae, of fishes found below 125 meters, and going as deep as 3500 m. Their bodies are greatly elongated, though more tapered than for true eels. The caudal fin is small or nonexistent, while the anal fin is lengthy, as long as half of the total body length.
There are eleven species in three genera:
- Genus Lipogenys
- Genus Notacanthus
- Notacanthus abbotti Fowler, 1934
- Shortfin spiny eel, Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840
- Snubnosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788
- Notacanthus indicus Lloyd, 1909
- Spiny-back eel, Notacanthus sexspinis Richardson, 1846
- Notacanthus spinosus Garman, 1899
- Genus Polyacanthonotus
- Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
- Longnose tapirfish, Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888)
- Polyacanthonotus merretti Sulak, Crabtree & Hureau, 1984
- Smallmouth spiny eel, Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)
[edit] References
- "Notacanthidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
