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Centriscops humerosus (Richardson, 1846)

Banded yellowfish
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Banded bellowsfish, Bluebanded bellowsfish, Redbanded bellowsfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Distributed from Northland to the Campbell Plateau, on the Challenger Plateau to the west, and around the Chatham Islands to the east (Ref. 57469). Usually found from 300-600 meters, habitat depth ranges from 100 - 1,000 meters (Ref. 57469). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). First record in the Chathams Island (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Trumpet fish, Banded bellows fish, Banded bellowsfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes) > Macroramphosinae
Etymology: Centriscops: Greek, kentris, -idos = sting + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335);  humerosus: Centriscops is the Greek word for bellows and eye (meaning a bellowsfish with a large eye) and humerosus for shoulders (referring to the large bony plates on the upper flanks) (Ref. 57469).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 35 - 1000 m (Ref. 9563), usually 400 - 750 m (Ref. 9563).   Deep-water; 30°S - 56°S, 69°W - 175°W (Ref. 57469)

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