Notacanthus - Spiny eels

Classification

Genus: Notacanthus - Spiny eels
Family: Notacanthidae - Deep-sea spiny eels
Order: Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Notacanthus is a genus of spiny eels in the family Notacanthidae.

It currently contains these recognized species:

Notacanthus abbotti Fowler, 1934 (Mindanao spiny eel)
Notacanthus bonaparte A. Risso, 1840 (Shortfin spiny eel)
Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788 (Snub-nosed spiny eel)
Notacanthus indicus Lloyd, 1909 (Arabian spiny eel)
Notacanthus sexspinis J. Richardson, 1846 (Spiny-back eel)
Notacanthus spinosus Garman, 1899 (Panama spiny-back eel)

Species

Snub-nosed spiny eel
(Notacanthus chemnitzii)

Notacanthus abbotti

Shortfin spiny eel
(Notacanthus bonaparte)

Notacanthus indicus

Spiny-back eel
(Notacanthus sexspinis)

Notacanthus spinosus

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