| Shortfin spiny eel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Notacanthidae |
| Genus: | Notacanthus |
| Species: | N. bonaparte |
| Binomial name | |
| Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840 | |
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The shortfin spiny eel (Notacanthus bonaparte), also called Bonaparte's spiny eel, is a member of the family Notacanthidae, the deep-sea spiny eels, which are not true eels (Anguilliformes). [3] [4]
The shortfin spiny eel lives in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea; [5] it has been found in the Adriatic Sea. [6] It lives in the bathypelagic zone at depths of 487–2,000 m (1,598–6,562 ft). [7]
Notacanthus bonaparte is grey or pink in colour and has a maximum length of 26 cm (10 in). It has a short snout, long head, mouth on the underside. Its dorsal fin has up to nine spines, while the anal fin is long and has up to fourteen spines. [8] Males are smaller and have enlarged nasal rosettes. [7]
The shortfin spiny eel feeds on bryozoans, ophiuroids, amphipods and sponges. [7]
The shortfin spiny eel spawns in June and July in the Mediterranean. [9]
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