spiny eel

Notacanthus bonaparte

Twenty Six Centimeters Eel from the Atlantic Ocean

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Medium

spiny eel is a marine fish found around Western North Atlantic on Bear Seamount, and eastern North. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 26 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Halosaurs and Deep-sea Spiny Eels
Family: Notacanthidae
Genus: Notacanthus
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western North Atlantic on Bear Seamount, and eastern North Atlantic from the Faroe Islands to North Africa and the Mediterranean.

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