Orange bellowsfish

Orange bellowsfish
Notopogon fernandezianus, conventional and X-ray images
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Centriscidae
Genus: Notopogon
Species: N. fernandezianus
Binomial name
Notopogon fernandezianus
(Delfín, 1899)

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 m (490 to 1,900 ft). Its length is up to 18 cm (7.1 in).

References

  1. Cameron, C. & Pollom, R. (2016). Notopogon fernandezianus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65362977A67619038.en

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