backfin tapirfish

Lipogenys gillii

Fifty Centimeters Notacanthid Fish from North American Waters

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Medium

Lipogenys gillii, the blackfin tapirfish, is a species of spiny eel in the family Notacanthidae, the only member of its genus. It is a benthic deep-sea fish occurring along the eastern coast of North America and in the southwestern Pacific near Australia at depths from 400 to 2,000 m.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Halosaurs and Deep-sea Spiny Eels
Family: Notacanthidae
Genus: Lipogenys
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Hudson Canyon (Ref. 37108 ). Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 75154 ).

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