Biology:Smallmouth spiny eel
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Notacanthidae |
| Genus: | Polyacanthonotus |
| Species: | P. rissoanus
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| Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Vérany, 1857)
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The smallmouth spiny eel (Polyacanthonotus rissoanus), also called the shortspine tapirfish,[3] is a species of deep-sea spiny eel.[4][5][6]
Description
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.[7]
Habitat
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.[8][9] It is a benthic and bathydemersal species, living at depths of 500–2,800 m (1,600–9,200 ft).[10][11][12]
Behaviour
Polyacanthonotus rissoanus feeds on coelenterates, worms and crustaceans.[13]
References
- ↑ Smith-Vaniz (??), William F.; Juan Gil Herrera (Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz) (March 13, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Polyacanthonotus rissoanus". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126645.
- ↑ Leim, Alexander Henry; Scott, William Beverley (July 5, 1966). "Fishes of the Atlantic Coast of Canada". Fisheries Research Board of Canada. https://books.google.com/books?id=cAokAQAAMAAJ&q=%22shortspine+tapirfish%22.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany 1857) - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/46561242.
- ↑ Cohen, Daniel M.; Ebeling, Alfred W.; Iwamoto, Tomio; McDowell, Samuel B.; Marshall, N. B.; Rosen, Donn E.; Sonoda, Pearl; III, Walter H. Weed et al. (October 23, 2018). Orders Heteromi (Notacanthiformes), Berycomorphi (Beryciformes), Xenoberyces (Stephanoberyciformes), Anacanthini (Gadiformes): Part 6. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789163. https://books.google.com/books?id=JMqJDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Polyacanthonotus+rissoanus%22&pg=PA160.
- ↑ "Israel Journal of Zoology". Weizmann Science Press of Israel.. July 5, 1997. https://books.google.com/books?id=AbZKAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Polyacanthonotus+rissoanus%22.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Smallmouth spiny eel - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1551.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2405510.
- ↑ "Figure 183. Records of Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (Shortspine...". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Records-of-Polyacanthonotus-rissoanus-Shortspine-Tapirfish-in-the-Marine-Fishes-of_fig177_328229720.
- ↑ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584. https://books.google.com/books?id=FnTpCAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Polyacanthonotus+rissoanus%22&pg=PA196.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus". https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5319.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126645#vernaculars.
- ↑ "Polyacanthonotus rissoanus, Smallmouth spiny eel". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/15804.
Wikidata ☰ Q148565 entry
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