Proteracanthus
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[citation needed]
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Genus: | Proteracanthus Günther, 1859
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Species: | P. sarissophorus
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Proteracanthus sarissophorus (Cantor, 1849)
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Proteracanthus sarissophorus is a species of ephippid native to coral reefs around Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra. This species grows to a length of 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Proteracanthus sarissophorus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Categories:
- Ephippidae
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Monotypic marine fish genera
- Perciformes stubs