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Notopogon lilliei

Notopogon lilliei

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 crested bellowfish, Notopogon lilliei, is a species of fish from the family Centriscidae, found in the south west Pacific, western Indian, and south east Atlantic Oceans at depths of 80 to 600 metres (260 to 2,000 ft). Its length is up to 27 centimetres (11 in).

References

* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Notopogon lilliei" 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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