WoRMS taxon details
Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788
126643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126643)
accepted
Species
Acanthonosus nasus (Bloch, 1795) · unaccepted
Campilodon fabricii Reinhardt, 1837 · unaccepted
Campylodon fabricii Reinhardt, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
Notacanthus analis Gill, 1883 · unaccepted
Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Notacanthus fascidens Matsubara, 1938 · unaccepted
Notacanthus melanoventris Osório, 1909 · unaccepted
Notacanthus nasus Bloch, 1795 · unaccepted
Notacanthus phasganorus Goode, 1881 · unaccepted
Notocanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Notocanthus nasus Bloch, 1795 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M. E. (1788). Ueber zwey merkwürdige Fischarten. <em>Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 3 [for 1787]: 278-282, 2 pls. [details]
Distribution Iceland to Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Iceland to Gulf of Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch, 1788. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126643 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Bloch, M. E. (1788). Ueber zwey merkwürdige Fischarten. <em>Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 3 [for 1787]: 278-282, 2 pls. [details]
original description (of Notacanthus nasus Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
original description (of Notacanthus fascidens Matsubara, 1938) Matsubara, K. (1938). Studies on the deep-sea fishes of Japan. X. On a new fish, Notacanthus fascidens, belonging to Heteromi with special reference to its variation. <em>Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries.</em> v. 7 (no. 3): 131-136. [details]
original description (of Notacanthus melanoventris Osório, 1909) Osório, B. (1909). Nova contribuição para conhecimento da fauna bathypelagica visina das costas de Portugal. <em>Memorias do Museu Bocage, Lisboa.</em> v. 1: 89-93, Pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Notocanthus nasus Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Notacanthus nasus Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
original description (of Notacanthus fascidens Matsubara, 1938) Matsubara, K. (1938). Studies on the deep-sea fishes of Japan. X. On a new fish, Notacanthus fascidens, belonging to Heteromi with special reference to its variation. <em>Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries.</em> v. 7 (no. 3): 131-136. [details]
original description (of Notacanthus melanoventris Osório, 1909) Osório, B. (1909). Nova contribuição para conhecimento da fauna bathypelagica visina das costas de Portugal. <em>Memorias do Museu Bocage, Lisboa.</em> v. 1: 89-93, Pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Notocanthus nasus Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 278 [details]
additional source Bloch, M.E. (1787). Ueber zwey merkwürdige Fischarten. <em>Abh. Böhm. Ges.</em> 3: 278-282. 2 pls.
page(s): 278 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 278 [details]
additional source Bloch, M.E. (1787). Ueber zwey merkwürdige Fischarten. <em>Abh. Böhm. Ges.</em> 3: 278-282. 2 pls.
page(s): 278 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds primarily on sea anemones [details]Distribution Iceland to Gulf of Mexico [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat A bottom- dwelling species, found at depths of 125- 2500 m. [details]
Predators Conger eel [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spiny-eelspiny eelsnubnosed spiny eel | [details] |
| French | tapir à grandes écailles | [details] |
| Japanese | クロソコギス | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | nordlig piggål | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | nordleg piggål | [details] |
| Russian | Спиношип (неокант) Хемница | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Notacanthus fascidens Matsubara, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Notacanthus melanoventris Osório, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Campylodon fabricii Reinhardt, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus analis Gill, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus phasganorus Goode, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus nasus Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notacanthus chemnitzii)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus analis Gill, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus fascidens Matsubara, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus melanoventris Osório, 1909)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Notocanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Notocanthus nasus Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Campylodon fabricii Reinhardt, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus phasganorus Goode, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus nasus Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthonosus nasus (Bloch, 1795))
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notacanthus chemnitzii RAD118645-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notacanthus chemnitzii RAD118645-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notacanthus phasganorus P09191 illustration) (from synonym Notacanthus phasganorus Goode, 1881)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Notacanthus fascidens Matsubara, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Notacanthus melanoventris Osório, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Campylodon fabricii Reinhardt, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus analis Gill, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus phasganorus Goode, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Notacanthus nasus Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notacanthus chemnitzii)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus analis Gill, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus fascidens Matsubara, 1938)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus melanoventris Osório, 1909)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Notocanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To FishBase (from synonym Notocanthus nasus Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Campylodon fabricii Reinhardt, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus phasganorus Goode, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus nasus Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthonosus nasus (Bloch, 1795))
To FishBase (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Notacanthus chemnitzi Bloch, 1788)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notacanthus chemnitzii RAD118645-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notacanthus chemnitzii RAD118645-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Notacanthus phasganorus P09191 illustration) (from synonym Notacanthus phasganorus Goode, 1881)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
