Notopogon armatus (Sauvage, 1879)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Notopogon armatus is a species of fish in the family Centriscidae. This species is endemic to the central Indian Ocean, near the Ile Amsterdam and Ile St. Paul. It has been found at depths of 28–100 metres (92–328 ft). It can grow to lengths of 33 centimetres (13 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Notopogon armatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:22:08.776706+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notopogon armatus (Sauvage, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Sauvage, 1879)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Centriscidae
- Genus
- Notopogon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSyngnathiformes
- familyCentriscidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyMacroramphosinae Bleeker, 1879
- genusNotopogon Regan, 1914
- speciesNotopogon armatus (Sauvage, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notopogon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899) | CentriscidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914 | CentriscidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notopogon macrosolen Barnard, 1925 | CentriscidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longspine bellowfishNotopogon xenosoma Regan, 1914 | CentriscidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Centriscus armatus Sauvage, 1879 Sauvage, 1879 | synonym |
| Scolopacichthys armatus (Sauvage, 1879) (Sauvage, 1879) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278992 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47Y3P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.