Snubnosed spiny eel (Notacanthus chemnitzii)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Bloch, 1788 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Found off the north-west coasts of Scotland as well as off western Ireland.Global distribution
-Habitat
The snubnosed spiny eel is a benthopelagic species that occurs at depths of a few hundred metres.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Elongate body up to 120 cm in length.
- It has a short snout.
- Teeth of lower jaw in two or more rows.
- Up to 12 short and hard dorsal spines.
- Tan to dark brown in colour.
Additional information
Notacanthus chemnitzii can be best distinguished from the shortfin spiny eel Notacanthus bonapartei by having two or more rows of teeth in the lower jaw, by being tan to dark brown in colour and by having a smaller head length than maximum body depth.Listed by
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Bibliography
Froese, R. & Pauly, D., 2007. Fishbase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2008-02-18
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-12-27
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Last Updated: 02/06/2008