Notacanthiformes
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The Notacanthiformes Template:IPAc-en are an order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes, consisting of the families Halosauridae and Notacanthidae (spiny eels).[1]
Fishes of the World (2006) lists it as the suborder Notacanthoidei of Albuliformes.[2] The notacanthiforms are much more eel-like than the albuliforms; for instance, the caudal fin has disappeared.
Fish of the order are found in oceans worldwide, at depths from Script error: No such module "convert".. They are elongated fish, although not as much so as the true eels, and have various feeding strategies, like hyperbenthic and detritus feeders, epifaunal browsers, and megafaunal croppers.[3] They typically feed on slow-moving or sessile animals, such as molluscs, echinoderms, and sea anemones. Like the true eels, they have a leptocephalus larva that floats in the surface waters before transforming into an adult. Unusually, the larva can often be larger than the adult.[4]
Families
Notacanthiformes has the following two families classified within it:[5]
- Halosauridae Günther, 1866 (Halosaurs)
- Notacanthidae Rafinesque, 1810 (Deep-sea spiny-eels)
References
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