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Species of fish
The smallmouth spiny eel (Polyacanthonotus rissoanus ), also called the shortspine tapirfish ,
[3] is a species of
deep-sea spiny eel .
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[5]
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Description
The smallmouth spiny eel is silver or brown in colour, with a maximum length of 36 cm (14 in). It has 26–36 dorsal
soft rays . It looks similar to
Polyacanthonotus africanus but its
lateral line is lighter and less distinct. It has a small mouth and a short preoral snout. Mature males are distinguished by their black
nostrils .
[7]
Habitat
The smallmouth spiny eel lives in the Arctic waters off of
Canada and in the
North Atlantic Ocean off of
Iceland ,
Ireland and
Great Britain ; it has also been observed in the waters off
South Africa and in the
Tasman Sea .
[8]
[9] It is a
benthic and
bathydemersal species, living at depths of 500–2,800 m (1,600–9,200 ft).
[10]
[11]
[12]
Behaviour
Polyacanthonotus rissoanus feeds on
coelenterates ,
worms and
crustaceans .
[13]
References
^ Smith-Vaniz (??), William F.; Juan Gil Herrera (Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz) (March 13, 2014).
"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Polyacanthonotus rissoanus" . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
^
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)" . www.marinespecies.org .
^ Leim, Alexander Henry; Scott, William Beverley (July 5, 1966).
"Fishes of the Atlantic Coast of Canada" . Fisheries Research Board of Canada – via Google Books.
^
"Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany 1857) - Encyclopedia of Life" . eol.org .
^ Cohen, Daniel M.; Ebeling, Alfred W.; Iwamoto, Tomio; McDowell, Samuel B.; Marshall, N. B.; Rosen, Donn E.; Sonoda, Pearl; III, Walter H. Weed; Woods, Loren P. (October 23, 2018).
Orders Heteromi (Notacanthiformes), Berycomorphi (Beryciformes), Xenoberyces (Stephanoberyciformes), Anacanthini (Gadiformes): Part 6 . Yale University Press.
ISBN
9781933789163 – via Google Books.
^
"Israel Journal of Zoology" . Weizmann Science Press of Israel. July 5, 1997 – via Google Books.
^
"Marine Species Identification Portal : Smallmouth spiny eel - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus" . species-identification.org .
^
"Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)" . www.gbif.org .
^
"Figure 183. Records of Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (Shortspine..." ResearchGate .
^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012).
Smiths' Sea Fishes . Springer Science & Business Media.
ISBN
9783642828584 – via Google Books.
^
"Polyacanthonotus rissoanus" . fishesofaustralia.net.au .
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"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)" . www.marinespecies.org .
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"Polyacanthonotus rissoanus, Smallmouth spiny eel" . www.fishbase.se .
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