Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus

Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Plectorhinchus
Species: P. caeruleonothus
Binomial name
Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus
J. W. Johnson & Worthington Wilmer, 2015

Blue bastard (Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus) is a species of fish discovered in Australia. The fish is blue when adult. It is found in north Australia and was previously considered as a legend [1] which existed only in fishermen tales.[2] The fish is very difficult to catch.[3] Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus was identified through several features unique to it, such as a distinctive pattern on juveniles and small nostrils.[4] The fish likely evolved its tough ways to survive the many sharks and crocodiles that share its habitat in reef waters off northern Australia.[5]

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