Histiopterus typus

Histiopterus typus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pentacerotidae
Genus: Histiopterus
Species: H. typus
Binomial name
Histiopterus typus
Synonyms
  • Histiopterus spinifer Gilchrist, 1904

Histiopterus typus, the sailfin armorhead or threebar boarfish, is a species of armorhead native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of rocky reefs in deeper waters of 40 to 421 m (131 to 1,381 ft) in depth. This species grows to a length of 42 cm (17 in), though most are only around 20 cm (7.9 in). It is a commercially important species, and is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Histiopterus typus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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