Longspine bellowfish
Notopogon xenosoma
- Usual depth241–502 m
- Water temperature15–26 °C
- Best monthsAugust and December
- How commonRare
About this species
The longspine bellowfish 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 14 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 30 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 241–502 m · Deepest record: 712 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longspine bellowfish, longspine bellowfish, Longspine Bellowsfish, Orange Bellowsfish, Trumpet-fish, Trumpetfish
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Orangefarbener Blasebalgfisch
- Japanese
- カワリサギフエ
- Simplified Chinese
- 長棘連鰭長吻魚, 长棘连鳍长吻鱼
Other scientific names: Macrorhamphosus natalensis, Notopogon natalensis
Similar species
- bellows fish
Notopogon lilliei
- Orange bellowfish
Notopogon fernandezianus
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).
- 289 open-data records from 1911 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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