Polyacanthonotus africanus

The Polyacanthonotus africanus lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 700 - 3000 m , usually 1500 - 2000 m environment.

Polyacanthonotus africanusMacdonaldia africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924; (valid as) Polyacanthonotus africanus Sulak, 1986; (valid as) - Polyacanthonotus challengeri Uyeno, 1984Notacanthus challengeri Vaillant, 1888; (valid as) Macdonaldia alta Gill & Townsend, 1897; (synonym) More

Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist and von Bonde, 1924) Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888) - Longnose tapirfish Polyacanthonotus merretti Sulak, Crabtree and Hureau, 1984 Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi and Verany, 1857) - Smallmouth spiny eel Updated: 2006-09-01 17:00:12 More

* Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) * Longnose tapirfish, Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888) * Polyacanthonotus merretti Sulak, Crabtree & Hureau, 1984 More

Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) Polyacanthonotus altus (Gill & Townsend, 1897) accepted as Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888) Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888) Polyacanthonotus longus (Gill & Townsend, 1897) accepted as Polyacanthonotus More

as Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924) - (McDowell 1973:164 , Sulak 1986:196 , Sulak 1990:135 ). •Synonym of Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant 1888) - (Crabtree et al. 1985:235 , Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1986:601 , Gon 1990:100 ). More

Common names

Ostnohřbetec africký in Czech (česky)
非洲多刺背棘魚 in Mandarin Chinese
非洲多刺背棘鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Notacanthiformes
Family : Notacanthidae
Genus : Polyacanthonotus
Species : Polyacanthonotus africanus
Authority : Gilchrist & von Bonde,1924