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Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914

Crested bellowfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Ronde blaasbalkvis, Round bellowsfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurrence in South Africa is based on a single specimen from off Natal.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes) > Macroramphosinae
Etymology: Notopogon: Greek, noton = back + Greek, pogon = beard (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 600 m (Ref. 9563), usually 150 - 300 m (Ref. 9563).   Temperate; 23°S - 49°S, 13°W - 174°W

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