CentriscidaeThe Centriscidae are a family of fishes from the order Syngnathiformes which includes the snipefishes, shrimpfishes, and bellowfishes. A small family, consisting of only about over a dozen marine species in two subfamilies, they are of an unusual appearance, as reflected by their common names. Shrimpfish are restricted to relatively shallow, tropical parts of the Indo-Pacific, while snipefish and bellowfish are found in temperate and deeper tropical waters worldwide.
NotopogonThe bellowfishes or bellowsfishes are fishes in the genus Notopogon in the family Centriscidae. They are found in deeper parts of the temperate southern oceans, although the longspine bellowfish has been recorded as far north as New Caledonia and Madagascar. According to FishBase, they are part of the family Centriscidae, but some authorities split that family, in which case the genus Notopogon is in the family Macroramphosidae, which is followed here.
Indo-PacificBiogeographic marine region of EarthArea covered by the Indo-Pacific biogeographic regionIndo-Pacific. The green ellipse covers the ASEAN.The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two.
ShrimpDecapod crustaceansA shrimp (pl.: shrimp (US) or shrimps (UK)) is a common name typically used for crustaceans with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion. The name usually refers to decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchiata, although some crustaceans outside this order are also referred to as "shrimp". More narrow definitions may be restricted to Caridea, to smaller species of either of the aforementioned groups, or only the marine species.
OceanBody of salt water covering most of EarthThe ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth. The ocean is conventionally divided into large bodies of water, which are also referred to as oceans (in descending order by area: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Antarctic/Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean), and are themselves mostly divided into seas, gulfs and subsequent bodies of water.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.