Notocanthiformes |
Snubnosed Spiny Eel, Notacanthus
chemnitzii. From plate 50 of Oceanic
Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton
H. Bean, published 1896.
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Scientific classification |
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Families |
Halosauridae
Notacanthidae |
Notacanthiformes is an
order of deep-sea
ray-finned fishes, consisting of the families
Halosauridae and Notacanthidae (spiny eels)
The order is of relatively recent vintage;
Fishes of the World lists it as a
suborder Notacanthoidei of
Albuliformes. The notacanthiforms are much more
eel-like
than the albuliforms; for instance, the
caudal fin has disappeared.
References
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"Notacanthiformes".
FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly.
January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Joseph
S. Nelson.
Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN 0-471-54713-1.