Spiny-back eel

Notacanthus sexspinis

Sixty Centimeters Eel of the Eastern Indian Ocean

Spiny-back eel is a marine fish from Southeast Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Halosaurs and Deep-sea Spiny Eels
Family: Notacanthidae
Genus: Notacanthus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Bay to Durban, South Africa. Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. Southeast Pacific: Chile. Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

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