Polyacanthonotus Explained

Polyacanthonotus is a genus of spiny eels, with these currently recognized species:^[1]

• Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
• Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888) (longnose tapirfish)
• Polyacanthonotus merretti Sulak, R. E. Crabtree & Hureau, 1984 (Bahamas spiny eel)
• Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Vérany, 1857) (smallmouth spiny eel)

Notes and References

1. Van Der Laan . Richard . Eschmeyer . William N. . Fricke . Ronald . Family-group names of Recent fishes . Zootaxa . 11 November 2014 . 3882 . 1 . 1–230 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 . 25543675 . free .