Notacanthus sexspinis, Spiny-back eel

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Notacanthus sexspinis Richardson, 1846

Spiny-back eel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Notacanthiformes (Halosaurs and deep-sea spiny eels) > Notacanthidae (Deep-sea spiny eels)
Etymology: Notacanthus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 360 - 1300 m (Ref. 44037). Deep-water

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Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Bay to Durban, South Africa. Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. Southeast Pacific: Chile. Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6594)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-1; Anal spines: 10-18; Anal soft rays: 115 - 160. Pelvic fins with 1-3 spines, the first of which is rudimentary (Ref. 27363). Body dark brown, with darker fins (Ref. 27363) and mouth (Ref. 6594).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563). Feeds on benthic copepods and polychaetes (Ref. 27637).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sulak, K.J., 1986. Notacanthidae. p. 195-196. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6594)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 2.3 - 10, mean 7.1 °C (based on 467 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5161   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.17 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).