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Common names: Cosmopolitan spineback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Based on two AM and FDA specimens from off Tasmania and Dampier, W.A. (Ref. 7300).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Spiny eel, Poisson-tapir sombre, Cosmopolitan spineback, ... more

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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: Bloch.

Issue
Species spelling Paxton et al. 1989 (Ref.7300:150).

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 125 - 3285 m (Ref. 58426), usually 128 - 1000 m (Ref. 117245). Deep-water; 61°N - 50°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Worldwide except in tropical waters (Ref. 27363). North Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Cape Blanc, Mauritania north to Davis Strait, Canada and Iceland. South Atlantic: off South Africa. Southeast Pacific: off Chile. Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (Ref. 7300). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4449)

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Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2; Anal spines: 14 - 17; Anal soft rays: 125 - 145; Vertebrae: 225 - 239. Presence of palatine and dentary teeth in two or more rows. Numerous dorsal spines. Small specimens are pale tan or pale bluish gray, large specimens are dark brown (Ref. 37108).

Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302) and epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Not uncommon in depths around 180 m off Iceland and Greenland. Individuals with nearly ripe eggs have been found in late autumn off Iceland. Mostly found at depths well below 200 m, but enters slightly shallower water on Grand Banks in Canada (Ref. 7251). Feeds primarily on sea anemones (Ref. 4449).

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Sulak, K.J., 1990. Notacanthidae. p. 133-135. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4449)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 March 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1 - 14.9, mean 6.1 (based on 2531 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5161 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00191 (0.00103 - 0.00352), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).

Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788