Kingdom Animalia Genus Zabidius
Whitley, 1830 Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Ephippidae Scientific name Zabidius novemaculeatus Higher classification Zabidius Order Perciformes | |
Similar Ephippus, Chaetodipterus zonatus, Perciformes, Proteracanthus sarissophorus, Platax batavianus | ||
Zabidius novemaculeatus, the Ninespine Batfish or the 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 its genus.
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