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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Notopogon Armatus

Notopogon armatus Sauvage, 1879
Max Length
33.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
43.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Notopogon Armatus (Notopogon armatus), first described by Sauvage, 1879 is a medium-sized fish in the family Centriscidae (order Syngnathiformes). Adults typically reach 33.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Temperate waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.

Scientific Name
Notopogon armatus
Authority
Sauvage, 1879
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
33.8 cm
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
43.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Notopogon Armatus is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Notopogon Armatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-neritic. Temperate Indian Ocean: St.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.6±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01479 × L2.93 (TL)
Max TL
33.8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
43.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Sauvage, 1879

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