 Snub-nosed spiny eel

The snub-nosed spiny eel, "Notacanthus chemnitzii", is a member of the family Notacanthidae, the deep-sea spiny eels, which are not true eels (Anguilliformes).The snub-nosed spiny eel exists in waters all over the world, except in the tropics, ranging in color from light tan to bluish grey in small ones to dark brown in large ones.