Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Scientific name Dinolestes lewini Higher classification Dinolestes Order Perciformes | |
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Family Dinolestidae
T. D. Scott, 1962 Genus Dinolestes
Klunzinger, 1872 Similar Spot‑fin beachsalmon, Perciformes, Bathyclupeidae, Aplodactylidae, Longfin escolar | ||
The long-finned pike or yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini) is a species of perciform fish, the only species in the genus Dinolestes, as well as the family Dinolestidae.
It is an elongated fish with a pointed snout, and silver in color, similar in appearance to a barracuda, and grows up to 84 cm (33 in) in total length. It is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia, including New South Wales, at depths between 5 and 65 m (16 and 213 ft).
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