Phil Watson, Australien, Australien
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Parazanclistius hutchinsi Hardy, 1983
Hutchin's boarfish is endemic to the southern coast of Western Australia, and occurs in temperate coastal waters from eastern Victoria to south-western Western Australia.
It is found on the continental shelf at depths from 5 to 200m, and is the only known member of its genus. This boarfish has a pointed snout, a concave head profile, a very high dorsal fin and a rounded anal fin margin. The body solur is silver to olive-brown with irregular dark bands. There is a distinct ocellus at the rear of the dorsal fin.
Maximum age 55 years,
Sometimes confused with May the Blackspot Boarfish (Zanclistius elevates), which has a dark blotch on the rear of the dorsal fin rather than an ocellus.
Hutchin's boarfish is endemic to the southern coast of Western Australia, and occurs in temperate coastal waters from eastern Victoria to south-western Western Australia.
It is found on the continental shelf at depths from 5 to 200m, and is the only known member of its genus. This boarfish has a pointed snout, a concave head profile, a very high dorsal fin and a rounded anal fin margin. The body solur is silver to olive-brown with irregular dark bands. There is a distinct ocellus at the rear of the dorsal fin.
Maximum age 55 years,
Sometimes confused with May the Blackspot Boarfish (Zanclistius elevates), which has a dark blotch on the rear of the dorsal fin rather than an ocellus.
