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Notacanthiformes (Halosaurs and deep-sea spiny eels) >
Notacanthidae (Deep-sea spiny eels)
Etymology: Notacanthus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz (1730–1800) was a German naturalist, conchologist and theologian. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bloch.
Taxonomic Remarks
Species spelling Paxton et al. 1989 (Ref.7300:150).
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 125 - 3285 m (Ref. 58426), usually 128 - 1000 m (Ref. 117245). Deep-water; 61°N - 50°S, 180°W - 180°E
Western North Atlantic: from Labrador to the Gulf of Mexico; Eastern North Atlantic from Iceland and Norway to North Africa (Ref. 130977). Possible in the eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (Ref. 7300) and southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4449)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 5 - 12; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 2; Afterflossenstacheln: 14 - 17; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 125 - 145; Wirbelzahl: 225 - 239. Presence of palatine and dentary teeth in two or more rows. Numerous dorsal spines. Small specimens are pale tan or pale bluish gray, large specimens are dark brown (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302) and epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Not uncommon in depths around 180 m off Iceland and Greenland. Individuals with nearly ripe eggs have been found in late autumn off Iceland. Mostly found at depths well below 200 m, but enters slightly shallower water on Grand Banks in Canada (Ref. 7251). Feeds primarily on sea anemones (Ref. 4449).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Sulak, K.J., 1990. Notacanthidae. p. 133-135. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4449)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 1 - 14.9, mean 6.1 °C (based on 2531 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5040 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00191 (0.00102 - 0.00357), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 27.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Assuming tmax>10).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 9.83 [5.11, 21.37] mg/100g; Iron = 0.259 [0.129, 0.528] mg/100g; Protein = 16.1 [14.9, 17.3] %; Omega3 = 0.274 [0.129, 0.578] g/100g; Selenium = 39.1 [14.6, 106.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.64 [1.93, 48.64] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.376 [0.235, 0.610] mg/100g (wet weight);