Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914
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 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).
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. The species was named for biologist D. G. Lillie.
Wikipedia contributors, Crested 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 lilliei Regan, 1914
- Name authority
- Regan, 1914
- 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 lilliei Regan, 1914
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 fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899) | 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 lillei Regan, 1914 Regan, 1914 | synonym |
| Centriscops cristatus McCulloch, 1914 McCulloch, 1914 | synonym |
| Centriscops lilliei (Regan, 1914) (Regan, 1914) | synonym |
| Notopogon endeavouri Mohr, 1937 Mohr, 1937 | synonym |
| Centriscus cristatus (McCulloch, 1914) (McCulloch, 1914) | ambiguous 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.
- Regan, C. T. (1914). Diagnoses of new marine fishes collected by the British Antarctic (`Terra Nova’) expedition. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8), v. 13 (no. 73): 11–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931408693450 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:47Y3V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.