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Histiopterus typus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pentacerotidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

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Genus
  
Histiopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844

Similar
  
Pentacerotidae, Perciformes, Evistias, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris, Pentaceros japonicus

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Histiopterus typus, the sailfin armorhead or threebar boarfish, is a species of armorhead native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of rocky reefs in deeper waters of 40 to 421 m (131 to 1,381 ft) in depth. This species grows to a length of 42 cm (17 in), though most are only around 20 cm (7.9 in). It is a commercially important species, and is the only known member of its genus.

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Histiopterus typus Wikipedia