Orange bellowfish
Notopogon fernandezianus
- Usual depth213–600 m
- Water temperature9–22 °C
- Best monthsMarch and May
- How commonRare
About this species
The orange bellowsfish or orange bellowfish is a species of fish of the family Macroramphosidae, found around South America, at depths of 150 to 580 m. Its length is up to 18 cm (7.1 in).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Orange bellowsfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 213–600 m · Deepest record: 600 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 9–22 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Orange bellowfish, Orange bellowsfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Canario
- Japanese
- Minami-sagifue
- Simplified Chinese
- 丝背连鳍长吻鱼, 絲背連鰭長吻魚, 費爾南連鰭長吻魚, 费尔南连鳍长吻鱼
Other scientific names: Centriscus fernandezianus, Macrorhamphosus schoteli, Notopogon fernandeziana, Notopogon schoteli
Similar species
- bellows fish
Notopogon lilliei
- Longspine bellowfish
Notopogon xenosoma
Banded Bellows-fishCentriscops humerosus
Longspine snipefishMacroramphosus scolopax
RazorfishAeoliscus strigatus
Grooved razorfishCentriscus scutatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 43 open-data records from 1969 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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