Biology:Longfin boarfish
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| Longfin boarfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pentacerotidae |
| Subfamily: | Histiopterinae |
| Genus: | Zanclistius D. S. Jordan, 1907 |
| Species: | Z. elevatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zanclistius elevatus (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888)
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Zanclistius elevatus" in FishBase. August 2016 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2744803 entry
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