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Notopogon fernandezianus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Familia: Centriscidae
Genus: Notopogon

The orange bellowsfish, Notopogon fernandezianus, is a species of fish of the family Centriscidae, found in all southern oceans, at depths of 150 to 580 metres (490 to 1,900 ft). Its length is up to 18 centimetres (7.1 in).

References

* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Notopogon fernandezianus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8

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