Species Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788
Cosmopolitan Spineback, Giant Spineback Eel, Spiny Eel
Compiler and date details
19 May 2016 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, J.E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
- Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, M.E. 1788. Ueber zwey merwürdige Fischarten (Notacanthus chemnitzii und Silurus militaris). Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Prague 3: 278-282 2 pls [not seen dated 1787 Eschmeyer, W.N. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences pp. 3 vols 2905.] [278, pl. 1] [as Notacanthus Chemnitzii].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 1409, Nordmeer [Iceland, North Atlantic]
Comment: In poor condition; see (Paepke, H.J., 1999), for description of holotype.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Forster, NSW (32º50'S 153º06'E) to off western TAS (42º16'S, 144º41'E) and off the Northwest Shelf, NW of Port Hedland, WA (18º40'S, 116º30'E), also Lord Howe Rise and Macquarie Island; non-equatorial, temperate, cold temperate, polar, discontinuous, circumglobal (Atlantic, north-west and south-west Pacific).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Macquarie Island Province (24), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Leptocephalus larva: pelagic.
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
130-3200 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Gonorynchidae, Plotosidae, Salmonidae. pp. 215-231 figs 192-206 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [218]
McDowell, S.B. 1973. Suborder Notacanthoidei, family Notacanthidae. In, Cohen, D.M. (ed.) Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(6): 124-207 figs 14-16 [191]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Notacanthidae. pp. 232-233 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [233]
Smith, D.G. 1999. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Lipogenyidae, Anguillidae, Moringuidae, Chlopsidae, Myrocongridae. pp. 1625-1642 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1628]
Smith, D.G. 2008. Family Notacanthidae. pp. 185-186 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [185]
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Spiny Eel)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [219] (Cosmopolitan Spineback)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cosmopolitan Spineback)
Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae. pp. 206-217 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [214] (Giant Spineback Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [20] (Cosmopolitan Spineback)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 17-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2016 | NOTACANTHIFORMES | 19-May-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 26-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |