Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0 - 1; Anal spines: 10 - 18; Anal soft rays: 115 - 160. Pelvic fins with 1-3 spines, the first of which is rudimentary (Ref. 27363). Body dark brown, with darker fins (Ref. 27363) and mouth (Ref. 6594).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Notacanthiformes

Family: Notacanthidae

Genus: Notacanthus

Species: Notacanthus sexspinis Richardson, 1846

Climate Zone

Biology

Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563). Feeds on benthic copepods and polychaetes (Ref. 27637).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless