Longnose tapirfish

Longnose tapirfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Notacanthidae
Genus: Polyacanthonotus
Species:
P. challengeri
Binomial name
Polyacanthonotus challengeri
(Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Macdonaldia alta Gill & Townsend, 1897
  • Macdonaldia challengeri (Vaillant, 1888)
  • Macdonaldia longa Gill & Townsend, 1897
  • Notacanthus challengeri Vaillant, 1888
  • Polyacanthonotus altus (Gill & Townsend, 1897)
  • Polyacanthonotus longus (Gill & Townsend, 1897)

The longnose tapirfish (Polyacanthonotus challengeri) is a species of deep-sea spiny eel that lives in bathypelagic environments, and is a host of an endoparasite, Brachyenteron rissoanum[3].[4]

  1. ^ McCosker, J. (2015). "Polyacanthonotus challengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190403A1950722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190403A1950722.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888)".
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  4. ^ "Polyacanthonotus challengeri summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-14.