Longfin boarfish
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The longfin boarfish, Zaclistius elevatus, is an armorhead
found around southern Australia
and New Zealand
, at depths of between 30 and 500 m (98.4 and 1,640.4 ft). It is the only member of the genus Zaclistius. Its length is up to 33 centimetres (13 in).
Armorhead
The Armorheads are a small family, Pentacerotidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are native to the Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific, and southwestern Atlantic...
found around southern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, at depths of between 30 and 500 m (98.4 and 1,640.4 ft). It is the only member of the genus Zaclistius. Its length is up to 33 centimetres (13 in).