Blue knifefish

Blue knifefish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Labracoglossa
Species: L. nitida
Binomial name
Labracoglossa nitida
McCulloch & Waite, 1916

The blue knifefish, Labracoglossa nitida, is a species of sea chub native to the Pacific Ocean waters off eastern Australia over to New Zealand, where it occurs at depths reaching from the surface to 20 m (66 ft) in inshore waters over reefs. It can reach a length of 20 cm (7.9 in), though most do not exceed 15 cm (5.9 in).[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labracoglossa nitida" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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