Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Evistias acutirostris Higher classification Evistias Order Perciformes | Family Pentacerotidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus Evistias
D. S. Jordan, 1907 Similar Pentacerotidae, Histiopterus typus, Perciformes, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris, Paristiopterus labiosus |
striped boarfish evistias acutirostris
Evistias acutirostris, the striped boarfish or whiskered boarfish, is a species of armorhead native to the Pacific Ocean from the Hawaiian Islands westward to the coast of Asia and Australia. This is a reef-dwelling fish found at depths between 18 and 193 m (59 and 633 ft). It can reach a total length of 90 cm (35 in) . This species is a commercially important fish and can be found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of the genus Evistias.
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