Crested bellowfish (Notopogon lilliei) fish species and information / pictures of Crested bellowfish - Notopogon lilliei

Crested bellowfish (Notopogon lilliei) fish species information

Scientific Name
Notopogon lilliei

Common Name
Crested bellowfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19

Classification

Classified By
Regan, 1914
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)
Family
Snipefishes and shrimpfishes (Centriscidae)

Distribution

Region
Southwest Pacific
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).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Temperate
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
80 m
Depth To - meters
600 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 600 m (Ref. 9563), usually 150 - 300 m (Ref. 9563)
Trophic Level
3.52 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
27.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5315 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated