Author: Richardson, 1846
FBname: Spiny-back eel
Remark: Species spelling Paxton et al. 1989 (Ref:7300:150); <i>sexpinis</i> in Eschmeyer's database.
Comments: Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563).  Feeds on benthic copepods and polychaetes (Ref. 27637).