Aetapcus maculatus
Aetapcus maculatus | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Pataecidae |
Genus: | Aetapcus E. O. G. Scott, 1936 |
Species: | A. maculatus |
Binomial name | |
Aetapcus maculatus (Günther, 1861) | |
Aetapcus maculatus, the Warty prowfish, is a species of Australian prowfish endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia where it inhabits mostly rocky reefs. This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Distribution
Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Maria Island, Tasmania.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Aetapcus maculatus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ↑ Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.
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