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Fish, Crested Bellowsfish

Notopogon lilliei

Fish

Chordata

Actinopterygii

Macroramphosidae

Open Water Coastal
Open Water Coastal

Feeding:
Predator
Predator
Distribution:
Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Edibility:
Unknown Edibility
Unknown Edibility
Size:
Hand Sized
Hand Sized



Very elongated, fused jaws. Spine in front of dorsal fin. Laterally compressed, white/silver and peach blotches.


Occurs on the continental shelf and slope.


Predator on zooplankton.


One of very few fish that can swim backwards!