Short boarfish

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Short boarfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

References[edit]

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