Scientific Name
Notopogon xenosoma

Common Name
Longspine bellowfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Uniform brownish red in color (Ref. 5382).

Classification

Classified By

Regan, 1914

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Snipefishes and shrimpfishes (Centriscidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Mozambique (Ref. 5213) to Algoa Bay, South Africa; New Zealand (Ref. 5382). Also reported from New Caledonia and Madagascar (Ref. 33324).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

255 m

Depth To - meters

610 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 255 - 610 m (Ref. 33324)

Trophic Level

3.43 s.e. 0.46 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

17.0 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 (25 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated