WoRMS taxon details
Notopogon xenosoma Regan, 1914
217974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217974)
accepted
Species
Macrorhamphosus gracilis natalensis Gilchrist, 1922 · unaccepted
Macrorhamphosus natalensis Gilchrist, 1922 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Notopogon natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Regan, C. T. (1914). Diagnoses of new marine fishes collected by the British Antarctic (`Terra Nova') expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8).</em> v. 13 (no. 73): 11-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931408693450 [details]
Description Found throughout the continental shelf (Ref. 5213).
Description Found throughout the continental shelf (Ref. 5213). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Notopogon xenosoma Regan, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217974 on 2026-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Regan, C. T. (1914). Diagnoses of new marine fishes collected by the British Antarctic (`Terra Nova') expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8).</em> v. 13 (no. 73): 11-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931408693450 [details]
original description (of Macrorhamphosus natalensis Gilchrist, 1922) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1922). Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. "Pickle" (Part I). <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 3): 41-79, Pls. 7-12. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Macrorhamphosus natalensis Gilchrist, 1922) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1922). Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. "Pickle" (Part I). <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa.</em> Rep. 2 (art. 3): 41-79, Pls. 7-12. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found throughout the continental shelf (Ref. 5213). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | longspine bellowfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Notopogon natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Macrorhamphosus gracilis natalensis Gilchrist, 1922)
To FishBase (from synonym Notopogon natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Notopogon natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To FishBase
To Fishbase (from synonym Macrorhamphosus gracilis natalensis Gilchrist, 1922)
To FishBase (from synonym Notopogon natalensis (Gilchrist, 1922))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
