Banded bellowsfish

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).

Banded bellowsfish
Drawing by Dr. Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Macroramphosidae
Genus: Centriscops
Gill, 1862
Species:
C. humerosus
Binomial name
Centriscops humerosus
(Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Centriscus humerosus Richardson, 1846
  • Centriscops obliquus Waite, 1911
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