Biology:Rhinoprenes pentanemus
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Rhinoprenes pentanemus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Moroniformes |
Family: | Ephippidae |
Genus: | Rhinoprenes Munro, 1964 |
Species: | R. pentanemus
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Binomial name | |
Rhinoprenes pentanemus Munro, 1964
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Rhinoprenes pentanemus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2157928 entry