Notopogon macrosolen
Appearance
Longsnout bellowfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Macroramphosidae |
Genus: | Notopogon |
Species: | N. macrosolen
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Binomial name | |
Notopogon macrosolen Barnard, 1925
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The Longsnout Bellowfish (Notopogon macrosolen) is a species of fish from the family Macroramphosidae. It is found in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean, from southern Namibia to Saldanha Bay in South Africa.[1] It lives at depths from 200 to 500 metres (660 to 1,640 ft). It grows to a maximum length of 33 centimetres (13 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pollom, R. (2017). "Notopogon macrosolen". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T154924A21914541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T154924A21914541.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notopogon macrosolen". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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