Longsnout boarfish
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phylum | Chordata | Pentaceropsis recurvirostris, the longsnout boarfish, is a species of armorhead endemic to the temperate waters of the southern coast of Australia including around the island of Tasmania. It is found over the continental shelf at depths from 3 to 260 m (9.8 to 853.0 ft), though usually at less than 40 m (130 ft). It is carnivorous and its diet consists mostly of polychaete worms, brittle stars, and brown algae.
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class | Actinopterygii | |
order | Perciformes | |
family | Pentacerotidae | |
genus | Pentaceropsis | |
species | P. recurvirostris |