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Fish, Crested Bellowsfish

Scientific name:

Notopogon lilliei

Maori name:

Other names:

Category:

Fish

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Actinopterygii

Family:

Macroramphosidae

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Common habitat(s):

Open Water Coastal

Other information:

Feeding:

Predator

Distribution:

Southern Hemisphere

Edibility:

Unknown Edibility

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

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

Habitat:

Occurs on the continental shelf and slope.

Diet:

Predator on zooplankton.

Lifestyle:

One of very few fish that can swim backwards!

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