Short boarfish

Short boarfish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pentacerotidae
Genus: Parazanclistius
Hardy, 1983
Species: P. hutchinsi
Binomial name
Parazanclistius hutchinsi
Hardy, 1983

The short boarfish, Parazanclistius hutchinsi, is a species of armorhead endemic to the southern coast of Western Australia. It is found on the continental shelf at depths from 10 to 80 m (33 to 262 ft). This species grows to a total length of 34 centimetres (13 in), and is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Parazanclistius hutchinsi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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