Proteracanthus sarissophorus

Proteracanthus sarissophorus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Proteracanthus
Günther, 1859
Species: P. sarissophorus
Binomial name
Proteracanthus sarissophorus
(Cantor, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Crenidens sarissophorus Cantor, 1849
  • Girella sarissophorus (Cantor, 1849)

Proteracanthus sarissophorus is a species of ephippid native to coral reefs around Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra. This species grows to a length of 32.5 centimetres (12.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Proteracanthus sarissophorus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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