Scientific Name
Notopogon lilliei

Common Name
Crested bellowfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19

Classification

Classified By

Regan, 1914

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Snipefishes and shrimpfishes (Centriscidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Western Indian Ocean: one specimen from off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 5382). Southeast Atlantic: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island (Ref. 11228).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

80 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 600 m (Ref. 9563), usually 150 - 300 m (Ref. 9563)

Trophic Level

3.52 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

27.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5315 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated