Notopogon

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 bellowfishes or bellowsfishes (genus Notopogon)[1] are fishes found in deeper parts of the temperate southern oceans, although the longspine bellowfish has been recorded as far north as New Caledonia and Madagascar.[2] According to FishBase, they are part of the family Centriscidae, but some authorities split that family, in which case the genus Notopogon is in the family Macroramphosidae. They have a long second spine on the dorsal fin and a tiny mouth at the tip of a greatly elongated snout. The body is relatively high (giving them a somewhat hunchbacked appearance) unlike the related snipefishes. They reach a maximum length of approximately 34 centimetres (13 in), and are silvery or reddish in colour.

Species

* Notopogon armatus (Sauvage, 1879).
* Notopogon endeavouri Mohr, 1937.
* Orange bellowsfish, Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899).
* Crested bellowfish, Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914.
* Longsnout bellowfish, Notopogon macrosolen Barnard, 1925.
* Longspine bellowfish, Notopogon xenosoma Regan, 1914.

References

1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). Species of Notopogon in FishBase. December 2009 version.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Notopogon xenosoma" in FishBase. December 2009 version.