Notacanthus
Genus of fishes
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Notacanthus is a genus of spiny eels in the family Notacanthidae.
| Notacanthus | |
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| Snubnosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Notacanthidae |
| Genus: | Notacanthus Bloch, 1788 |
| Type species | |
| Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch 1788 | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
Species
It currently contains these recognized species:[3]
- Notacanthus abbotti Fowler, 1934 (Mindanao spiny eel)
- Notacanthus arrontei Bañón, Barros-García, Baldó, Cojan & Carlos, 2024
- Notacanthus bonaparte A. Risso, 1840 (Shortfin spiny eel)
- Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788 (Snub-nosed spiny eel)
- Notacanthus indicus Lloyd, 1909 (Arabian spiny eel)
- Notacanthus laccadiviensis Konhamkakkada, Kinattumkara, Raghavan & Sivanpillai, 2023
- Notacanthus sexspinis J. Richardson, 1846 (Spiny-back eel)
- Notacanthus spinosus Garman, 1899 (Panama spiny-back eel)
