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Blackspot Boarfish

Zanclistius elevatus

Seabook: Blackspot Boarfish

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Max Weight

Max Depth

500 m

Description

The longfin boarfish (Zanclistius elevatus), also known as the blackspot boarfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an armourhead from the family Pentacerotidae which is native to the coasts of southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. It can be found over the continental shelf and the continental slope at depths from... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
brown
grey
silver
yellow

Poisonous

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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Venomous

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