| 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]
The spiny-back eel, Notacanthus sexspinis, is a deep-sea spiny eel of the genus Notacanthus, found in all the Southern Hemisphere oceans at depths between 500 and 1,000 m. The length of this fish is up to 60 cm (24 in).
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