Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Ephippidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Species | |
Genus Rhinoprenes
Munro, 1964 Similar Ephippus, Chaetodipterus zonatus, Proteracanthus sarissophorus, Platax batavianus, Ephippidae | ||
Rhinoprenes pentanemus, the Threadfin scat, is a species of ephippid native to the Pacific Ocean around Papua New Guinea and Australia. This fish eats algae and also sewage. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
Rhinoprenes pentanemus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA