''Polyacanthonotus'' is a genus of
spiny eels, with these currently recognized species:
* ''
Polyacanthonotus africanus''
( Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
* ''
Polyacanthonotus challengeri''
( Vaillant, 1888) (longnose tapirfish)
* ''
Polyacanthonotus merretti''
Sulak, R. E. Crabtree & Hureau, 1984 (Bahamas spiny eel)
* ''
Polyacanthonotus rissoanus
The smallmouth spiny eel (''Polyacanthonotus rissoanus''), also called the shortspine tapirfish, is a species of deep-sea spiny eel.
Description
The smallmouth spiny eel is silver or brown in colour, with a maximum length of . It has 26–36 do ...
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( De Filippi & Vérany, 1857) (smallmouth spiny eel)
References
Notacanthidae
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