Long-finned pike

The long-finned pike or yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini) is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Dinolestes, as well as the family Dinolestidae.

Long-finned pike
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Dinolestidae

T. D. Scott, 1962
Genus:
Dinolestes

Species:
D. lewini
Binomial name
Dinolestes lewini
Synonyms
  • Esox lewini E. Griffith & C. H. Smith, 1834
  • Neosphyraena multiradiata Castelnau, 1872
  • Lanioperca mordax Günther, 1872
  • Dinolestes muelleri Klunzinger, 1872

It is an elongated fish with a pointed snout, and silver in color, similar in appearance to a barracuda, and grows up to 84 cm (33 in) in total length. It is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia, including New South Wales, at depths between 5 and 65 m (16 and 213 ft).[1]

See also

References
  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Dinolestidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
  • "Dinolestes lewini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 March 2006.
  • "Long-finned Pike". Australian Museum. Archived from the original on 17 November 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2006.
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dinolestes lewini" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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