Polyacanthonotus
Smallmouth spiny eel (P. rissoanus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Notacanthiformes
Family:	Notacanthidae
Genus:	Polyacanthonotus Bleeker, 1874
Synonyms
Gnathonotacanthus Fowler 1934 Macdonaldia Goode & Bean 1895 Paradoxichthys Giglioli 1882 ?Teratichthys Giglioli 1882 non König 1825 Zanotacanthus Gill 1876

Polyacanthonotus is a genus of spiny eels, with these currently recognized species:^[1][2]

• Polyacanthonotus africanus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
• Polyacanthonotus challengeri (Vaillant, 1888) (longnose tapirfish)
• Polyacanthonotus merretti Sulak, R. E. Crabtree & Hureau, 1984 (Bahamas spiny eel)
• Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Vérany, 1857) (smallmouth spiny eel)

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