Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899)
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
The orange bellowsfish or orange bellowfish (Notopogon fernandezianus) is a species of fish of the family Macroramphosidae, found around South America, at depths of 150 to 580 m (490 to 1,900 ft). Its length is up to 18 cm (7.1 in).
The orange bellowsfish is a bathydemersal species which occurs over the continental shelf and continental slope off the subtropical coasts of South America, in the south-eastern Pacific from Juan Fernández to the Nazca and the Isla Salas y Gómez while in the south western Atlantic it ranges from southern Brazil to Argentina. It is not known to be subject to any threats and is therefore listed by the IUCN as Least Concern. The body has six slanted purplish-blue bands with a background colour of silvery white. The gill cover and area beneath the eye are silvery while the upper portion of the head and the snout are dark blue. The fins are translucent.
Wikipedia contributors, Orange bellowsfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:22:08.777705+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899)
- Name authority
- (Delfin, 1899)
- 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 fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899)
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 armatus (Sauvage, 1879) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Notopogon fernandeziana (Delfin, 1899) (Delfin, 1899) | synonym |
| Notopogon schoteli (Weber, 1909) (Weber, 1909) | synonym |
| Macrorhamphosus schoteli Weber, 1909 Weber, 1909 | synonym |
| Centriscus fernandezianus Delfin, 1899 Delfin, 1899 | 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=278994 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:47Y3T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.