Notacanthus | |
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Snubnosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Notacanthiformes |
Family: | Notacanthidae |
Genus: | Notacanthus Bloch, 1788 |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Notacanthus is a genus of spiny eels in the family Notacanthidae.
Species
[edit]It currently contains these recognized species:
- Notacanthus abbotti Fowler, 1934 (Mindanao spiny eel)
- Notacanthus bonaparte A. Risso, 1840 (Shortfin spiny eel)
- Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788 (Snub-nosed spiny eel)
- Notacanthus indicus Lloyd, 1909 (Arabian spiny eel)
- Notacanthus sexspinis J. Richardson, 1846 (Spiny-back eel)
- Notacanthus spinosus Garman, 1899 (Panama spiny-back eel)
References
[edit]- ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ "Part 7- Vertebrates". Collection of genus-group names in a systematic arrangement. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Notacanthus in FishBase. June 2011 version.