Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Familia: Centriscidae
Subfamilia: Macroramphosinae
Genus: Centriscops
Species: Centriscops humerosus
Name
Centriscops humerosus (Richardson, 1846)
Type locality: South Australia.
Holotype (unique): BMNH 1845.11.21.5 (skin)
Synonyms
Centriscops humerosus obliquus Waite, 1911
Centriscops obliquus Waite, 1911
Centriscops obliquus var. maculatus Pozzi & Bordalé, 1936
Centriscops sinuosus Regan, 1914
Centriscus humerosus Richardson, 1846
References
Richardson, J. 1846: Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror,... In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Erebus & Terror," under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross ... during ... 1839-43. London. 2(2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. BHL
Gill, T.N. 1862: On a new genus of fishes allied to Aulorhynchus and on the affinities of the family Aulorhynchoidae, to which it belongs. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 233–235. BHL
Duhamel, G. 1995: Révision des genres Centriscops et Notopogon, Macroramphosidae des zones subtropicale et tempérée de l'hémisphère sud. Cybium 19(3): 261–303.
Links
Centriscops humerosus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Centriscops humerosus in the World Register of Marine Species
Centriscops humerosus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
Centriscops humerosus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Gebänderter Blasebalgfisch
English: Banded bellowsfish, bellowfish, banded yellowfish
The banded bellowsfish (Centriscops humerosus), banded yellowfish, banded snipefish, or bluebanded bellowsfish, is a species of fish of the family Macroramphosidae, found in southern oceans at depths of 35 to 1,000 m (115 to 3,281 ft). Its length is up to 30 cm (12 in).
Description
The banded bellowsfish has a very deep, nearly round, highly compressed body, with a depth which is equivalent to 38–62% of its standard length. Its upper and lower body profiles are asymmetrical, as the nape of small specimens has an angular hump which becomes more angular and obvious as the fish grows into an adult. It has a long, tube-like snout, which is between a quarter and a third of the standard length. The spines of the dorsal fin are set into another hump on the posterior part of the fish's back, and the second dorsal fin is large, equivalent to just under half of the standard length. The pelvic fins are rather small. There are four well-developed bony plates located along the shoulder region, and the scales are modified into a coarse, teethlike form covering most of the body and head. The fish are predominantly whitish in colour with as many as five oblique orange bands with dark margins, although these bands lack dark margins in the largest adults. The ends of the dorsal, anal and caudal fins have a dusky to orange colour. The juveniles are bluish grey and have transparent fins and no bands. Juvenile banded bellowsfish were thought to be a separate species because of their very different appearance.[3]
Distribution
The banded bellowsfish has a discontinuous, circumpolar distribution in the temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere. In the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, it is found along the coast of South Africa from Cape Columbine to False Bay. The species has also been recorded in waters around Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. In the southwestern Atlantic, it is found off southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. In the southwest Pacific Ocean, these fish can be found in the coastal waters of Australia and New Zealand. In the southern Indian Ocean, it has been reported from Île Saint-Paul to Île Amsterdam.[2][1]
Habitat and biology
The banded bellowsfish is a bathydemersal species of the continental shelf and the continental slope,[1] found at depths of 350–1,000 metres (1,150–3,280 ft), although this range is restricted to between 300 metres (980 ft) and 700 metres (2,300 ft) off Australia.[3] Unlike the seashorses and pipefishes, this species is oviparous, laying eggs which develop and hatch outside the body. It is carnivorous[3] and preys on epibenthic invertebrates. Off Tasmania, it was found to prey mainly on benthic crustaceans and brittle stars, with the brittle stars making up most of the fish's diet, but it was also found to eat Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris). It has been recorded in the stomach contents of New Zealand smooth skates (Dipterus innominatus) sampled along the Chatham Rise.[1]
References
Cameron, C. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Centriscops humerosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65349869A67619023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65349869A67619023.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Centriscopus humerosus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Dianne J. Bray; Vanessa J. Thompson. "Centriscops humerosus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 12 Jun 2018.
Further reading
"Centriscops humerosus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
Ayling, Tony; Cox, Geoffrey (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
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