longspine bellowfish
Notopogon xenosoma 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 longspine bellowfish (Notopogon xenosoma) is a species of fish of the family Centriscidae. It is found in the subtropical belt of the Southern hemisphere, from South Africa to the St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands to New Zealand. Its range extends North as far as Madagascar and New Caledonia. It is found at depths of 100m to 700m. It can grow to lengths of 18 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Notopogon xenosoma; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:47:07.131319+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notopogon xenosoma Regan, 1914
- Name authority
- Regan, 1914
- Common name
- longspine bellowfish
- 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 xenosoma 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 lilliei Regan, 1914 | CentriscidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notopogon macrosolen Barnard, 1925 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Macrorhamphosus natalensis Gilchrist, 1922 Gilchrist, 1922 | synonym |
| Notopogon natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922) (Gilchrist, 1922) | synonym |
| Macrorhamphosus gracilis natalensis Gilchrist, 1922 Gilchrist, 1922 | 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:47Y3Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.