Biology:Notacanthus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Notacanthus
Notacanthus chemnitzii.jpg
Snubnosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Notacanthidae
Genus: Notacanthus
Bloch, 1788
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Campylodon Fabricius 1793
  • Acanthonotus Bloch & Schneider 1801
  • Helorus Goode 1880 (Preocc.)
  • Gigliolia Goode & Bean 1895 (Preocc.)
  • Tiluropsis Roule 1911

Notacanthus is a genus of spiny eels in the family Notacanthidae.

Species

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

  1. 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. 
  2. Part 7- Vertebrates. http://mave.tweakdsl.nl/tn/genera7.html. Retrieved 30 June 2016. 

Wikidata ☰ Q135706 entry