Biology:Rhinoprenes pentanemus

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Rhinoprenes pentanemus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Moroniformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Rhinoprenes
Munro, 1964
Species:
R. pentanemus
Binomial name
Rhinoprenes pentanemus
Munro, 1964

Rhinoprenes pentanemus, the Threadfin scat, is a species of ephippid native to the Pacific Ocean around Papua New Guinea and Australia . This fish eats algae and also sewage.[citation needed] This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Rhinoprenes pentanemus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2157928 entry