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Crested bellowsfish
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The crested bellowsfish or crested bellowfish, Notopogon lilliei, is a species of fish from the family Macroramphosidae. It is a demersal species which occurs over the continental shelf at depths of 80 to 600 m (260 to 1,970 ft). They grow to lengths of up to 27 cm (11 in).
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Crested bellowsfish | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Macroramphosidae |
Genus: | Notopogon |
Species: | N. lilliei |
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Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914 | |
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This species has been found in the south western Pacific off the coasts of New Zealand and Victoria and Tasmania in south-eastern Australia; it has also been reported from the western Indian Ocean near KwaZulu Natal and in the south eastern Atlantic near the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island.[1] The species was named for biologist D. G. Lillie.