Notopogon macrosolen Barnard, 1925
Longsnout bellowfish
photo by Le Noury, P.

Family:  Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes), subfamily: Macroramphosinae
Max. size:  33 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 500 m
Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic: southern Namibia (Ref. 27121) and between Saldanha Bay to northwest of Cape Town in South Africa.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 July 2016 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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