- Giant boarfish
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Giant boarfish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pentacerotidae Genus: Paristiopterus Species: P. labiosus Binomial name Paristiopterus labiosus
(Günther, 1872)The giant boarfish or common boarfish or sowfish, Paristiopterus labiosus, is an armorhead of the genus Paristiopterus, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, around southern Australia, and New Zealand.
References
- "Paristiopterus labiosus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=169707. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Paristiopterus labiosus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5
- Wade Doak, A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 2003) ISBN 978-1-877246-95-1
Categories:- Pentacerotidae
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