Subfamily Macroramphosinae Higher classification Macroramphosus | Family Centriscidae Genus Macroramphosus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Macroramphosus, Centriscidae, Boar Fish, Argentina sphyraena, Scaldfish | ||
Macroramphosus scolopax longspine snipefish and capros aper boarfish hd
The longspine snipefish, bellowfish, common bellowsfish, snipe-fish, snipefish, spine trumpet fish, or trumpetfish, Macroramphosus scolopax, is a snipefish of the genus Macroramphosus. It is also known as the slender snipefish off the South African coast.
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- Macroramphosus scolopax longspine snipefish and capros aper boarfish hd
- Longspine snipefish
- Distribution
- Description
- Ecology
- References
Longspine snipefish
Distribution
This fish is found worldwide in tropical to subtropical water in the Atlantic, Indian, and west Pacific Oceans, at depths of 25 to 600 m (82 to 1,969 ft).
Description
Longspine snipefish are reddish pink dorsally but have silvery bellies. They have a large eye, long snouts and a slender spine protruding dorsally.
Ecology
The longspine snipefish feeds on crustacean zooplankton such as copepods and ostracods, as well as benthic invertebrates.
In the month-long NORFANZ Expedition of 2003 which examined the biodiversity of the seamounts and slopes of the Norfolk Ridge, 5000 specimens averaging 78 g (2.8 oz) were collected from three locations.