Scombrops boops
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Scombropidae |
Genus: | Scombrops |
Species: | S. boops
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Binomial name | |
Scombrops boops (Houttuyn, 1782)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Scombrops boops, the gnomefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a gnomefish from the family Scombropidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific and marginally in the south eastern Atlantic. It occurs off South Africa and Mozambique, around Japan and in the South China Sea. It grows to a maximum total length of 150 centimetres (59 in) and a maximum published weight of 16.1 kilograms (35 lb). Adults inhabit deep rocky waters while the juveniles are found in shallower areas. It feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods and other fishes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scombrops boops" in FishBase. December 2019 version.