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Snub nosed spiny eel

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Notacanthus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Notacanthidae

Scientific name
  
Notacanthus chemnitzii

Higher classification
  
Notacanthus

Order
  
Notacanthiformes

Similar
  
Notacanthus, Notacanthiformes, Spiny‑back eel, Kaup's arrowtooth eel, Halosaur

The snub-nosed spiny eel, Notacanthus chemnitzii, is a member of the family Notacanthidae, the deep-sea spiny eels, which are not true eels (Anguilliformes). The snub-nosed spiny eel exists in waters all over the world, except in the tropics, ranging in color from light tan to bluish grey in small ones to dark brown in large ones. Its primary food is sea anemones. The eel usually lives in deep waters, mostly more than 200 m below the surface.

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Snub-nosed spiny eel Wikipedia