Giant boarfish
| Giant boarfish | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pentacerotidae |
| Genus: | Paristiopterus |
| Species: | P. labiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther, 1872) | |
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The giant boarfish, Paristiopterus labiosus, is a species of armorhead native to the coastal waters of southern Australia, and New Zealand. It occurs over the continental shelf at depths from 20 to 170 m (66 to 558 ft). This species can reach a length of 100 cm (39 in). It is a commercially important species.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Paristiopterus labiosus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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