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Notacanthidae (Deep-sea spiny eels)
Etymology: Notacanthus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335); arrontei: Named for Juan Carlos Arronte of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), a long-time colleague and collaborator in numerous scientific surveys and taxonomic studies..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 670 - 927 m (Ref. 130977). Tropical
Distribution
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Atlantic: Gulf of Cadiz and Galician waters.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130977)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: head and body strongly compressed; mouth small and inferior; dorsal fin composed of short, isolated spines; long-based anal fin, grading from spines anteriorly to soft trays posteriorly; minute, adherent cycloid scales; small teeth on the premaxillae, palatines, and dentaries, none on the maxillae; gill membranes
united to each other and not connected to the isthmus by a frenum; gill rakers well-developed (Ref. 130977).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Bañon, R., D. Barros-García, F. Baldó, M. Cojan and A. de Carlos, 2024. Unveiling taxonomic diversity in the deep-sea fish genus Notacanthus (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) with description of Notacanthus arrontei n. sp. J. Fish Biol.: [1-14]. (Ref. 130977)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).