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Coranthus polyacanthus

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Coranthus polyacanthus
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Kurtiformes
Family:
Apogonidae
Genus:
Coranthus

J. L. B. Smith, 1961
Species:
C. polyacanthus
Binomial name
Coranthus polyacanthus
(Vaillant, 1877)

Coranthus polyacanthus is a species of cardinalfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL and is of importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Coranthus polyacanthus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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