Zanclistius
| Zanclistius | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pentacerotidae |
| Genus: | Zanclistius D. S. Jordan, 1907 |
| Species: | Z. elevatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zanclistius elevatus (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888) | |
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Zaclistius elevatus, the blackspot boarfish or longfin boarfish, is a species of armorhead native to the coasts of southern Australia and 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.
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