Notacanthus chemnitzii
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Spiny-back eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Notacanthiformes Family: Notacanthidae Genus: Notacanthus Species: N. chemnitzii
Binomial name
Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788

Notacanthus chemnitzii, or the Snub-nosed spiny eel, is a member of the family Notacanthidae, the deep-sea spiny eels, which are not true eels (Anguilliformes). The snub-nosed spiny eel exists in waters all over the world, except in the tropics¹, ranging in color from light tan to bluish grey in small ones to dark brown in large ones.¹ Its primary food is sea anemones.¹ The eel usually lives in deep waters, mostly more than 200 meters below the surface.¹

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Fishbase.org. 2005. Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788. Retrieved on April 14, 2007.

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