Branchiostegus australiensis, the Australian tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from off of Sumatra, Indonesia to Shark Bay, in Western Australia.[1] This species reaches a length of 26.6 cm (10.5 in).[2]
Branchiostegus australiensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Malacanthidae |
Genus: | Branchiostegus |
Species: | B. australiensis
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Binomial name | |
Branchiostegus australiensis |
References
edit- ^ Dooley, J.K. and P.J. Kailola, 1988. Four new tilefishes from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a review of the genus Branchiostegus. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 35(3):247-260
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus australiensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.