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Family: Centriscidae Snipefishes and shrimpfishes



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12 species
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Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1854)

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Aeoliscus punctulatus
[Speckled shrimpfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861)

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Aeoliscus strigatus
[Razorfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Circumglobal in southern
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Centriscops humerosus (Richardson, 1846)

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Centriscops humerosus
[Banded yellowfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Centriscus cristatus (De Vis, 1885)

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Centriscus cristatus
[Smooth razorfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758

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Centriscus scutatus
[Grooved razor-fish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839)

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Macroramphosus gracilis
[Slender snipefish]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Macroramphosus scolopax
[Longspine snipefish]

Photo by MNHN

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33.8 cm SL
Notopogon armatus (Sauvage, 1879)

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Notopogon armatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Notopogon fernandezianus (Delfin, 1899)

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Notopogon fernandezianus
[Orange bellowfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Notopogon lilliei Regan, 1914

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Notopogon lilliei
[Crested bellowfish]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Notopogon macrosolen Barnard, 1925

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Notopogon macrosolen
[Longsnout bellowfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Notopogon xenosoma Regan, 1914

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Notopogon xenosoma
[Longspine bellowfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aeoliscus punctulatus Speckled shrimpfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL 1854
Aeoliscus strigatus Razorfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1861
Centriscops humerosus Banded yellowfish Circumglobal in southern 30 SL 1846
Centriscus cristatus Smooth razorfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1885
Centriscus scutatus Grooved razor-fish Indo-Pacific 17 TL 1758
Macroramphosus gracilis Slender snipefish Indo-Pacific and Western 15 TL 1839
Macroramphosus scolopax Longspine snipefish Western Atlantic 20 TL 1758
Notopogon armatus Western Indian Ocean 33.8 SL 1879
Notopogon fernandezianus Orange bellowfish Southeast Pacific and Sou 18 TL 1899
Notopogon lilliei Crested bellowfish Southwest Pacific 27 TL 1914
Notopogon macrosolen Longsnout bellowfish Southeast Atlantic 33 TL 1925
Notopogon xenosoma Longspine bellowfish Indo-Pacific 17 TL 1914



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