Splendid sea perch
| Splendid sea perch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Callanthiidae |
| Genus: | Callanthias |
| Species: | C. allporti |
| Binomial name | |
| Callanthias allporti Günther, 1876 | |
The splendid sea perch (Callanthias allporti) is a splendid perch of the family Callanthiidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwest Pacific, at depths of between 20 and 100 m. Its length is up to 30 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Callanthias allporti" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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