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Yellowspotted Boarfish

Yellowspotted Boarfish

Scientific Name: Paristiopterus gallipavo, Last Edited: 5/31/2021, 6:55:51 PM
Type: Fish, Pattern: Stripes, Size: Medium, 

Description

Other Names: Brown-spotted Boarfish, Giant Boarfish, Yellow-spotted Boarfish, Yellowspotted Penfish A large pearly-grey boarfish with two indistinct darker oblique bands on the midbody, and yellowish to brownish spots on head, nape and either side of dorsal-fin base. The Yellowspotted Boarfish has rough and exposed head bones only in large adults. Bray, D.J. 2020, Paristiopterus gallipavo in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 May 2021, http://136.154.202.208/home/species/2494

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