Longnose tapirfish

Longnose tapirfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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
	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.

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