bellows fish

Notopogon lilliei

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth68–272 m
Water temperature9–25 °C
Best monthsMarch, July, and November
How commonOccasional

About this species

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. They grow to lengths of up to 27 cm (11 in).

Text from the Wikipedia article “Crested 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: 6 records
March: 14 records
April: 7 records
May: 3 records
June: 2 records
July: 15 records
August: 5 records
September: 0 records
October: 8 records
November: 10 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 68–272 m · Deepest record: 717 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 14 records
50–60 m: 32 records
60–70 m: 62 records
70–80 m: 84 records
80–90 m: 82 records
90–100 m: 86 records
100–110 m: 93 records
110–120 m: 85 records
120–130 m: 73 records
130+ m: 336 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–25 °C

8–10 °C: 3 records
10–12 °C: 322 records
12–14 °C: 312 records
14–16 °C: 44 records
16–18 °C: 12 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 14 records

Names and classification

English: bellows fish, bristle snipefish, Bugler, Crested bellowfish, Crested bellowsfish, Crested Bellows-fish, Endeavour bellowsfish, Round bellowsfish

Names in 2 more languages

German: Kronen-Blasebalgfisch
Simplified Chinese: 恩氏连鳍长吻鱼, 恩氏連鰭長吻魚, 李氏连鳍长吻鱼, 李氏連鰭長吻魚

Other scientific names: Centriscops cristatus, Centriscops lilliei, Centriscus cristatus, Notopogon endeavouri, Notopogon lillei

Similar species

Orange bellowfish
Notopogon fernandezianus
Longspine bellowfish
Notopogon xenosoma
Banded Bellows-fish
Centriscops humerosus
Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Grooved razorfish
Centriscus 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).
1,054 open-data records from 1909 to 2018.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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