Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914
Crested bellowfish
Notopogon lilliei
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes), subfamily: Macroramphosinae
 Max. size:  27 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 80 - 600 m
 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).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19
 Biology:  Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 26.07.95

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