Notacanthidae

Deep-sea spiny eels

15 species

1. 1Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959 · Giant leptocephalusocean · deep-water
2. 2Lipogenys gillii Goode & Bean, 1895ocean · deep-water
3. 3Lipogenys hyalinumvelum Gomes, Silva & Churro, 2024ocean · temperate
4. 4Notacanthus abbotti Fowler, 1934ocean · tropical
5. 5Notacanthus arrontei Bañón, Barros-García, Baldó, Cojan & Carlos, 2024ocean · tropical
6. 6Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840 · Shortfin spiny eelocean · deep-water
7. 7Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788 · Snubnosed spiny eelocean · deep-water
8. 8Notacanthus indicus Lloyd, 1909ocean · deep-water
9. 9Notacanthus laccadiviensis Konhamkakkada, Kinattumkara, Raghavan & Sivanpillai, 2023ocean · tropical
10. 10Notacanthus sexspinis Richardson, 1846 · Spiny-back eelocean · deep-water
11. 11Notacanthus spinosus Garman, 1899ocean · deep-water
12. 12Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)ocean · deep-water
13. 13Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888) · Longnose tapirfishocean · deep-water
14. 14Polyacanthonotus merretti Sulak, Crabtree & Hureau, 1984ocean · deep-water
15. 15Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857) · Smallmouth spiny eelocean · deep-water

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.