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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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 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).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. )
Espinas dorsales (total) : 32 - 35; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 0; Vértebra: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Feeds on benthic invertebrates, especially amphipods, polychaetes and mysids (Ref. 6728).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 1.5 - 3.4, mean 2.4 °C (based on 2854 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5626 [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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tmax>10).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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