Smallmouth spiny eel
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Notacanthidae |
| Genus: | Polyacanthonotus |
| Species: | P. rissoanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Vérany, 1857) | |
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The smallmouth spiny eel (Polyacanthonotus rissoanus), also called the shortspine tapirfish,[2] is a species of deep-sea spiny eel.[3][4][5]
Description
[edit]The smallmouth spiny eel is silver or brown in colour, with a maximum length of 36 cm (14 in). It has 26–36 dorsal soft rays. It looks similar to Polyacanthonotus africanus but its lateral line is lighter and less distinct. It has a small mouth and a short preoral snout. Mature males are distinguished by their black nostrils.[6]
Habitat
[edit]The smallmouth spiny eel lives in the Arctic waters off of Canada and in the North Atlantic Ocean off of Iceland, Ireland and Great Britain; it has also been observed in the waters off South Africa and in the Tasman Sea.[7][8] It is a benthic and bathydemersal species, living at depths of 500–2,800 m (1,600–9,200 ft).[9][10][11]
Behaviour
[edit]Polyacanthonotus rissoanus feeds on coelenterates, worms and crustaceans.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ↑ Leim, Alexander Henry; Scott, William Beverley (July 5, 1966). "Fishes of the Atlantic Coast of Canada". Fisheries Research Board of Canada – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany 1857) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.
- ↑ Cohen, Daniel M.; Ebeling, Alfred W.; Iwamoto, Tomio; McDowell, Samuel B.; Marshall, N. B.; Rosen, Donn E.; Sonoda, Pearl; III, Walter H. Weed; Woods, Loren P. (October 23, 2018). Orders Heteromi (Notacanthiformes), Berycomorphi (Beryciformes), Xenoberyces (Stephanoberyciformes), Anacanthini (Gadiformes): Part 6. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789163 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Israel Journal of Zoology". Weizmann Science Press of Israel. July 5, 1997 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Smallmouth spiny eel - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus". species-identification.org.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)". www.gbif.org.
- ↑ "Figure 183. Records of Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (Shortspine..." ResearchGate.
- ↑ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus, Smallmouth spiny eel". www.fishbase.se.
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