Longspine snipefish

Longspine snipefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Macroramphosidae
Genus: Macroramphosus
Species:
M. scolopax
Binomial name
Macroramphosus scolopax
Synonyms[2]
  • Balistes scolopax Linnaeus, 1758
  • Centriscus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Solenostomus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Silurus cornutus Forsskål, 1775
  • Centriscus squamosus Bloch, 1785
School of trumpetfishes (Macroramphosus scolopax), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal

The longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax), is a snipefish of the genus Macroramphosus, also known by various names such as bellowfish, common bellowsfish, snipe-fish, snipefish, spine trumpet fish, or trumpetfish. It is also known as the slender snipefish particularly off the South African coast.[3] [4] Its distinct features, including its long, pointed snout and protruding dorsal spine, make it easily recognizable.

  1. ^ Fritzsche, R.; Matsuura, K.; Collette, B.; et al. (2010). "Macroramphosus scolopax". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155030A4705899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155030A4705899.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Macroramphosus scolopax". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Smith was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ De Oliveira, Rui Fil; Carvalho Almada, Vitor A.; De Fátima Gil, Maria Gil (1 April 1993). "The reproductive behavior of the longspine snipefish, Macrorhamphosus scolopax (Syngnathiformes, Macrorhamphosidae)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 36 (4): 337–343. doi:10.1007/BF00012410.