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Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840

Shortfin spiny eel
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> Notacanthiformes (Halosaurs and deep-sea spiny eels) > Notacanthidae (Deep-sea spiny eels)
Etymology: Notacanthus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Risso.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 487 - 2000 m (Ref. 56504). Deep-water; 55°N - 20°N, 25°W - 17°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Faeroes and Ireland to Cape Blanc, Mauritania including western Mediterranean (Italy). Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26178)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Hovers and swims along at slight head-down angle. Often caught in large numbers and possibly gregarious. Depth range from 700-2000 m and from 487-1034 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on sessile and motile invertebrates such as bryozoans, ophiuroids, amphipods and sponges. Spawns in June-July in the Mediterranean. Sexually dimorphic, males generally smaller and with enlarged nasal rosettes (Ref. 4449).

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Sulak, K.J., 1990. Notacanthidae. p. 133-135. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4449)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 7.7 - 13.6, mean 12.9 °C (based on 84 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5161   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00182 (0.00087 - 0.00380), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 19 [4, 77] mg/100g; Iron = 0.333 [0.098, 1.121] mg/100g; Protein = 2.92 [0.00, 6.87] %; Omega3 = 0.18 [0.05, 0.61] g/100g; Selenium = 10.9 [3.3, 43.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 37 [4, 304] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.566 [0.249, 1.390] mg/100g (wet weight);