Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther, 1872)

Giant Boarfish

Name source
Australian Faunal Directory
Rank
species
Data links
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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:b721403f-4fe3-4dc2-8b8a-b7fdf9f57888

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Species presence
 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
    Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Giant Boarfish has an elongated snout and a long-based

. Juveniles and female Giant Boarfish are distinctly banded, but adult males have yellow spots. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets
Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat
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Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Paristiopterus labiosus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Histiopterus labiosus Günther, 1872
Published in: Günther, A. 1872. Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1871 (3) pp. 652-675 pls 53-70
Richardsonia insignis Castelnau, 1872
Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proc. Zool. Acclim. Soc. Vict. Vol. 1 pp. 29-242 1 pl.
Histiopterus farnelli Waite, 1898
Published in: Waite, E.R. 1898. Report upon Trawling Operations off the Coast of New South Wales between the Manning River and Jervis Bay, carried on by H.M.C.S. Thetis. Scientific report on the fishes. pp. 23–62 pls 1–12

Common Names

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Giant Boarfish
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Boarfish
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Duckfish
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Giant Penfish
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Long-snouted Boarfish
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Sowfish
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Common Boarfish
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
PERCOIDEI
family
PENTACEROTIDAE
genus
Paristiopterus
species
Paristiopterus labiosus  Recorded in Australia

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