Nightfish

Bostockia porosa

Near Threatened Fish from Australian Waters

Temperate
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Medium
Temperate fish

The nightfish (Bostockia porosa) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a temperate perch from the family Percichthyidae which is endemic to southwestern Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Bostockia
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: between Albany district and Moore River in Australia.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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