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Yellow-spotted Boarfish

Paristiopterus gallipavo

Also known as: Boarfish, Brown-spotted Boarfish, Giant Boarfish, Sowfish, Yellow-spotted Penfish

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Adult
@AlexZ · unknown, Russia · April 20111 / 1
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Overview

Found in very deep waters, over deep mounts and slopes of the continental shelf.
Eastern Indian Ocean - Australia

Boarfish are moderately compressed deep bodied fish and are rarely seen by divers they usually are caught by fishermen in trawl-nets. They have sharp spines.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
barsblack spot
Fins & Tail
sail fin

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
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Found in very deep waters, over deep mounts and slopes of the continental shelf.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcropomatiformes
    5. familyPentacerotidae
    6. genusParistiopterus
    7. speciesParistiopterus gallipavo Whitley, 1944

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