Thornfish (Bovichtus variegatus)

Scientific name: Bovichtus variegatus Richardson, 1846

The Thornfish (Bovichtus variegatus) is a marine fish of the family Bovichtidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New Zealand. Due to a type-locality error, Bovichtus variegatus was wrongly applied to Australian specimens.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bovichtus variegatus
Family
Bovichtidae (Thornfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Due to a type-locality error, Bovichtus variegatus was wrongly applied to Australian specimens.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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