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Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914 Crested bellowfish |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes), subfamily: Macroramphosinae | |||
| Max. size: | 27 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 80 - 600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Western Indian Ocean: one specimen from off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 5382). Southeast Atlantic: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island (Ref. 11228). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 November 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||