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Bellowfish
Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsGhost fish, solenostomes, etc.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthNew CaledoniaCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Longspine snipefishBritish English
- TrumpetfishBritish English
- SchnepfenfischGerman (Germany)
- MúsicoEuropean Spanish
- TrompeteroEuropean Spanish
- Bécasse de merFrench (France)
- TrompetteFrench (France)
- Pesce beccaccinoItalian (Italy)
- Pesce trombettaItalian (Italy)
- SnipvisDutch (Netherlands)
- TrombeteiroEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Balistes scolopax
- Centriscus scolopax
- Centriscus squamosus
- Silurus cornutus
- Solenostomus scolopax
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Sources
- DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 04/01/2018 : Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3765
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2211
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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