| Family: |
Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes), subfamily: Macroramphosinae |
| Max. size: |
18 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 150 - 580 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Southwest Pacific: Southeast Pacific: Juan Fernández Is, Nazca Ridge and Sala-y-Gomez, Chile (Ref. 50546). Southwest Atlantic: From Southern Brazil to northern Argentina (Ref. 42513). Previous reports from New South Wales and Victoria (Australia) and New Zealand are misidentifications for Notopogon xenosoma Regan, 1914 (Ref. 42513). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-17; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-18. Six oblique purplish-blue bands on each side of body, ground color of body silvery white. Gill cover and subocular region silvery. Upper parts of head and snout dark blue. Fins semitransparent (Ref. 27363). |
| Biology: |
Occurs on the continental shelf and slope. Identification of Notopogon species are difficult because body shape and development change with age and perhaps sex (Ref. 9563). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 November 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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