Crested bellowsfish

The crested bellowsfish or crested bellowfish, Notopogon lilliei, is a species of fish from the family Macroramphosidae. It is a demersal species which occurs over the continental shelf at depths of 80 to 600 m (260 to 1,970 ft). They grow to lengths of up to 27 cm (11 in).

Crested bellowsfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Macroramphosidae
Genus: Notopogon
Species:
N. lilliei
Binomial name
Notopogon lilliei
Regan, 1914
Synonyms[2]
  • Centriscops lilliei (Regan, 1914)
  • Centriscops cristatus McCulloch, 1914
  • Centriscus cristatus (McCulloch, 1914)
  • Notopogon endeavouri Mohr, 1937

This species has been found in the south western Pacific off the coasts of New Zealand and Victoria and Tasmania in south-eastern Australia; it has also been reported from the western Indian Ocean near KwaZulu Natal and in the south eastern Atlantic near the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island.[1] The species was named for biologist D. G. Lillie.

References
  1. Cameron, C.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Notopogon lilliei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65363069A67620970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65363069A67620970.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Notopogon lillei" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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