Biology:Ninespine batfish
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Moroniformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Zabidius Whitley, 1830 |
| Species: | Z. novemaculeatus
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| Zabidius novemaculeatus (McCulloch, 1916)
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The ninespine batfish (Zabidius novemaculeatus), or short-finned batfish, is a species of batfish native to coral reefs around Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia at depths of from 10 to 40 metres (33 to 131 ft). This species grows to a length of 45 centimetres (18 in) TL and has been known to reach a weight of 0.8 kilograms (1.8 lb). This species is the only known member of the genus Zabidius.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Zabidius novemaculeatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1840928 entry
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