Shortfin spiny eel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Shortfin spiny eel Notacanthus bonaparte

Where the shortfin spiny eel lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,816 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Notacanthus bonaparte
Group	Bony fish
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Notacanthiformes
Family	Notacanthidae

Where does the shortfin spiny eel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the shortfin spiny eel in 6 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the shortfin spiny eel?

The shortfin spiny eel (Notacanthus bonaparte) is a ray-finned fish in the order Notacanthiformes and the family Notacanthidae, genus Notacanthus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the shortfin spiny eel

The shortfin spiny eel (Notacanthus bonaparte), also called Bonaparte's spiny eel, is a member of the family Notacanthidae, the deep-sea spiny eels, which are not true eels (Anguilliformes).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Shortfin spiny eel (revision 1276734370), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q148537 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).