Spiny Eel (Notacanthiform)
| Class: Fishes: 4
classes |
Diet: Marine invertebrates |
| Order:
Notacanthiformes: Spiny eels |
| Size:
1.2 m (4 ft) |
| Family: No Fish family
information |
Conservation Status:
Non-threatened |
| Scientific Name: Notacanthus
chemnitzii |
Habitat: deep sea |
| Range:
Northern Atlantic Ocean: temperate areas; possibly temperate areas of all
other oceans |
 The
spiny eel has a slender, elongate body and a rounded snout that projects
beyond the ventrally placed mouth. On its back are a series of short, sharp
spines, and there are similar spines preceding the anal fin. The fish is
usually brown to grayish-brown in color. Spiny eels are thought to eat
bottom-living invertebrates, especially sea anemones, and they probably
feed in a head-down position on the seabed. Few details are known of the
biology or habits of this rarely seen fish.
  
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