Spiny-back eel

The spiny-back eel, Notacanthus sexspinis, is a deep-sea spiny eel of the genus Notacanthus, found in all the southern hemisphere oceans, in depths between 500 and 1,000 m.

The Spiny-back eel lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 360 - 1300 m environment.

* Spiny-back eel, Notacanthus sexspinis Richardson, 1846 * Notacanthus spinosus Garman, 1899 * Genus Polyacanthonotus * Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) More

The spiny-back eel, Notacanthus sexspinis, is a deep-sea spiny eel of the genus Notacanthus, found in all the southern hemisphere oceans, in depths between 500 and 1,000 m. Their length is up to 60 cm. More

Common names

Espinudo in Spanish (español)
Espinudo de Cabo in Spanish (español)
Espinudo del Cabo in Spanish (español)
Mutsutoge-sokogisu in Japanese (日本語)
Ostnohrbetec šestitrnný in Czech (česky)
Ostnohrbetec šestitrnný in Czech (česky)
Southern spineback in English
Spineback in English
spiny eel in English
Spiny-back eel in English
Tapir du Cap in French (français)
六刺背棘魚 in Mandarin Chinese
六刺背棘鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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