Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Notacanthidae Deep-sea spiny eels

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12 species (see list below)

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Circumglobal

Leptocephalus giganteus
[Giant leptocephalus]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Lipogenys gillii
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Notacanthus abbotti
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Notacanthus bonaparte
[Shortfin spiny eel]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Notacanthus chemnitzii
[Snubnosed spiny eel]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL

Notacanthus indicus
[]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Notacanthus sexspinis
[Spiny-back eel]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific

Notacanthus spinosus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Polyacanthonotus africanus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Polyacanthonotus challengeri
[Longnose tapirfish]

No picture found
Western Atlantic

Polyacanthonotus merretti
[]

Photo by DESCNA

Polyacanthonotus rissoanus
[Smallmouth spiny eel]

12 Species of Family Notacanthidae
(Deep-sea spiny eels)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1959	Leptocephalus giganteus	Giant leptocephalus	Circumglobal
1895	Lipogenys gillii		Northwest Atlantic	50 TL
1934	Notacanthus abbotti		Western Pacific
1840	Notacanthus bonaparte	Shortfin spiny eel	Eastern Atlantic	26 TL
1788	Notacanthus chemnitzii	Snubnosed spiny eel	Worldwide except in tropi	120 TL
1909	Notacanthus indicus		Western Indian Ocean	20 TL
1846	Notacanthus sexspinis	Spiny-back eel	Southeast Atlantic	60 TL
1899	Notacanthus spinosus		Eastern Central Pacific
1924	Polyacanthonotus africanus		Eastern Atlantic	50 TL
1888	Polyacanthonotus challengeri	Longnose tapirfish	North Pacific	60 TL
1984	Polyacanthonotus merretti		Western Atlantic
1857	Polyacanthonotus rissoanus	Smallmouth spiny eel	Eastern Atlantic	9.5 ot

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Notacanthidae Deep-sea spiny eels(See list of species below)

Family: Notacanthidae Deep-sea spiny eels

(See list of species below)