Orange bellowfish (Notopogon fernandezianus) fish species and information / pictures of Orange bellowfish - Notopogon fernandezianus

Orange bellowfish (Notopogon fernandezianus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Notopogon fernandezianus

Common Name
Orange bellowfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18. Six oblique purplish-blue bands on each side of body, ground color of body silvery white. Gill cover and subocular region silvery. Upper parts of head and snout dark blue. Fins semitransparent (Ref. 27363).

Classification

Classified By

Delfin, 1899

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Snipefishes and shrimpfishes (Centriscidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: New South Wales and Victoria (Australia) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez. Southwest Atlantic: Uruguay to northern Argentina (Ref. 27363).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

150 m

Depth To - meters

580 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 580 m (Ref. 9563)

Trophic Level

3.44 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

18.0 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 (27 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