Notopogon macrosolen
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]
| Longsnout bellowfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Macroramphosidae |
| Genus: | Notopogon |
| Species: | N. macrosolen |
| Binomial name | |
| Notopogon macrosolen Barnard, 1925 | |
References
- 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Notopogon macrosolen" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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