Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840

Shortfin spiny eel

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Notacanthiformes \| Notacanthidae
Synonyms	Notacanthus mediterraneus, ... more
Common names	Anguila de Bonaparte, Smábroddabakur, Bonapartes pigål, ... more

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Main reference

Sulak, K.J. 1990. (Ref. 4449)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26178)

Environment

Bathypelagic; marine; depth range 487 - 2000 m (Ref. 56504)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 55°N - 20°N, 25°W - 17°E

Eastern Atlantic: Faeroes and Ireland to Cape Blanc, Mauritania including western Mediterranean (Italy). Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462).
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Hovers and swims along at slight head-down angle. Often caught in large numbers and possibly gregarious. Depth range from 700-2000 m and from 487-1034 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on sessile and motile invertebrates such as bryozoans, ophiuroids, amphipods and sponges. Spawns in June-July in the Mediterranean. Sexually dimorphic, males generally smaller and with enlarged nasal rosettes (Ref. 4449).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

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