Australian prowfish
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| Australian prowfishes | |
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| Pataecus fronto | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Pataecidae |
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Australian prowfishes are a family, Pataecidae, of scorpaeniform fishes. They are distinguished by a long dorsal fin that begins far forward on the head, forming a "prow" shape, and extends all the way to the caudal fin. They lack scales and pelvic fins.[1]
[edit] Species
There are just three species of prowfish, each the sole member of its genus[2]:
Family Pataecidae
- Genus Aetapcus
- Aetapcus maculatus - Warty Prowfish
- Genus Neopataecus
- Neopataecus waterhousii - Whiskered Prowfish
- Genus Pataecus
- Pataecus fronto - Red Indianfish
[edit] References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 176. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ "FishBase". http://www.fishbase.org/identification/specieslist.cfm?famcode=269&areacode=. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
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