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Threadfin scat

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Threadfin scat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Rhinoprenes
Munro, 1964
Species:
R. pentanemus
Binomial name
Rhinoprenes pentanemus
Munro, 1964

The Threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus) is a species of ephippid native to the Pacific Ocean around Papua New Guinea and Australia. This fish eats algae and also sewage.[citation needed] This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of the genus Rhinoprenes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinoprenes pentanemus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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