Short boarfish
The short boarfish (Parazanclistius hutchinsi), also known as Hutchin's boarfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an armourhead from the family Pentacerotidae. It is 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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pentacerotidae |
| Subfamily: | Histiopterinae |
| Genus: | Parazanclistius Hardy, 1983 |
| Species: | P. hutchinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parazanclistius hutchinsi Hardy, 1983 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Parazanclistius hutchinsi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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