Ninespine batfish

Ninespine batfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus:
Whitley, 1830
Species:
Z. novemaculeatus
Binomial name
Zabidius novemaculeatus
(McCulloch, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Platax novemaculeatus McCulloch, 1916

The ninespine batfish (Zabidius novemaculeatus), or short-finned batfish, is a species of batfish native to coral reefs around Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia at depths of from 10 to 40 metres (33 to 131 ft). This species grows to a length of 45 centimetres (18 in) TL and has been known to reach a weight of 0.8 kilograms (1.8 lb). This species is the only known member of the genus Zabidius.[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zabidius novemaculeatus". FishBase. April 2013 version.


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