Branchiostegus hedlandensis
| Branchiostegus hedlandensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Branchiostegus |
| Species: | B. hedlandensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Branchiostegus hedlandensis | |
Branchiostegus hedlandensis, the Port Hedland tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from off of Sumatra, Indonesia to Shark Bay, in Western Australia.[1] This species reaches a length of 26.0 cm (10.2 in).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Dooley, J.K. and P.J. Kailola, 1988. Four new tilefishes from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a review of the genus Branchiostegus. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 35(3):247-260
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Branchiostegus hedlandensis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.