Splendid sea perch

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Splendid sea perch
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Callanthiidae
Genus: Callanthias
Species:
C. allporti
Binomial name
Callanthias allporti
Günther, 1876

The splendid sea perch (Callanthias allporti) is a splendid perch of the family Callanthiidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwest Pacific, at depths of between 20 and 100 m. Its length is up to 30 cm.

References[]

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Callanthias allporti" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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