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Notacanthidae (Deep-sea spiny eels)
Etymology: Polyacanthonotus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335); challengeri: Named after the H.M.S. Challenger (Ref. 6885).
Eponymy: ‘HMS Challenger’ was a deep-sea research vessel, famous for the Challenger Expedition (1872–1876) which contributed hugely to oceanography and led to the discovery of over 4,000 previously unknown species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Vaillant.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री बैथीपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा 777 - 4560 m (Ref. 50610), usually 2000 - 3000 m (Ref. 6728). Deep-water; - 50°S
North Pacific: Japan, Bering Sea and British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 6885), also south to Oregon, USA (Ref. 35578). South Pacific: known form one specimen collected near New Zealand. Southeast Atlantic: South Africa. Southern Ocean: known from one specimen collected near the Kerguelen Islands. Mainly antitropical (Ref. 5165) but reported from Azores, Canary Islands and Morocco (Ref. 6728).
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. )
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 32 - 35; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 242 - 244. Caudal fin very small; anal fin with 161-162 rays altogether, 26-35 of which are spines, long, low, confluent with caudal; pectorals with a fleshy base (Ref. 6885). Cream to faintly pink, possibly with light brown markings; black on posterior margins of anal and caudal fins; black on posterior edge of gill cover, lining of mouth and gill chamber, and parts of peritoneum (Ref. 6885).
Feeds on benthic invertebrates, especially amphipods, polychaetes and mysids (Ref. 6728).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Gon, O., 1990. Notacanthidae. p. 100-101. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5165)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
साधन
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.5 - 3.4, mean 2.4 °C (based on 2854 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5630 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): निम्न, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 4.5 - 14 वर्ष। (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).