Bovichtidae

Scaled Thornfish

Bovichtus psychrolutes

Scaled armor resting on shallow New Zealand reefs

• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Temperate fish

Scaled Thornfish is a marine fish found in reef habitat. One memorable detail in its record is this: Scaled armor resting on shallow New Zealand reefs.