Species Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888)
Challenger’s Spiny Eel., Longnose Tapirfish, Prickleback Eel
Compiler and date details
15 September 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Polyacanthonotus challengeri Vaillant, L.L. 1888. Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Paris : G. Masson 406 pp. 28 pls. [387].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.12.7.247, South of Tokyo [34°37'N, 140°32'E].
Generic Combinations
- Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888). —
Amaoka, K., Nakaya, K., Araya, H. & Yasui, T. 1983. Fishes from the North-eastern Sea of Japan and the Okhotsk Sea of Hokkaido. Tokyo : Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association 371 pp. [177] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
East of Broken Bay, NSW (33°28'S, 152°12'E) based on specimen in the Australian Museum: circumglobal, mostly antitropical.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthopelagic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
1000 m.
General References
Crabtree, R.E., K.J. Sulak & J.A. Musick 1985. Biology and distribution of species of Polyacanthonotus (Pisces: Notacanthiformes) in the western north Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 36(2): 235-248 [235]
Gon. O. 1990. Notacanthidae: Spine Eels. pp. 100-101 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [100]
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 [173]
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]
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. [216]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2012. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org. (Longnose Tapirfish)
Smith, D.G. 2016. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae. pp. 1594-1604 in Carpenter, K.E. & De Angelis, N. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1511-2350. [1603] (Challenger’s Spiny Eel.)
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. [216] (Prickleback Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 28-Feb-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| NOTACANTHIFORMES | 16-Feb-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |