Longsnout Boarfish (species: Pentaceropsis recurvirostris) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
Longsnout Boarfish


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pentacerotidae
Genus Pentaceropsis
Species Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 50 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • From 10 m to 260 m and averaging 30 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Diet

Feeds on brittle stars, polychaetes and brown algae. (Fishbase)

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