Biology:Longfin boarfish

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Longfin boarfish
Zaclistius elevatus (Longfin boarfish).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pentacerotidae
Subfamily: Histiopterinae
Genus: Zanclistius
D. S. Jordan, 1907
Species:
Z. elevatus
Binomial name
Zanclistius elevatus
(E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Histiopterus elevatus E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888

The longfin boarfish (Zanclistius elevatus), also known as the blackspot boarfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an armourhead from the family Pentacerotidae which is native to the coasts of southern Australia , Tasmania and New Zealand. It can be found over the continental shelf and the continental slope at depths from 30 to 500 m (98 to 1,640 ft). This species can reach a length of 33 cm (13 in). It can also be found in the aquarium trade, and is currently the only known member of the genus Zanclistius.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Zanclistius elevatus" in FishBase. August 2016 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2744803 entry