Proteracanthus
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]
| Proteracanthus | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Proteracanthus Günther, 1859 |
| Species: | P. sarissophorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Proteracanthus sarissophorus (Cantor, 1849) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Proteracanthus sarissophorus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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