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Blue knifefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Labracoglossa
Species: L. nitida
Binomial name
Labracoglossa nitida
McCulloch & Waite, 1916

The blue knifefish (Labracoglossa nitida) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the family Scorpididae. It is native to the Pacific Ocean waters off eastern Australia over to New Zealand, where it occurs at depths reaching from the surface to 20 m (66 ft) in inshore waters over reefs. It can reach a length of 20 cm (7.9 in), though most do not exceed 15 cm (5.9 in).

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labracoglossa nitida". FishBase. August 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Labracoglossa nitida


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