Spikey bass
| Spikey bass | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Latidae |
| Genus: | Hypopterus T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Species: | H. macropterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypopterus macropterus (Günther, 1859) | |
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The spikey bass, Hypopterus macropterus, is a species of fish in the family Latidae, the lates perches. It is endemic to coastal waters off Western Australia, where it inhabits areas with soft substrates. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Hypopterus.[1]
Etymology
The generic name Hypopterus derives from the Greek hypo (under) and pteron (wing or fin).[1]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hypopterus macropterus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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