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Notacanthidae

Polyacanthonotus africanus

Polyacanthonotus africanus

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium

Polyacanthonotus is a genus of spiny eels, with these currently recognized species:

Maximum length
50 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco, the Azores and Canary Islands and South Africa. Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. The record from Davis Strait probably refers to Polyacanthonotus rissoanus .

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