Notacanthidae

backfin tapirfish

Lipogenys gillii

Fifty Centimeters Notacanthid Fish from North American Waters

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Medium

Lipogenys gillii, the blackfin tapirfish, is a species of spiny eel in the family Notacanthidae, the only member of its genus. It is a benthic deep-sea fish occurring along the eastern coast of North America and in the southwestern Pacific near Australia at depths from 400 to 2,000 m.