Thornfish

Bovichtus variegatus

Bovichtid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

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

Bovichtus variegatus, commonly known as the thornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Bovichtidae, the temperate icefishes or thornfishes. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Bovichtidae
Genus: Bovichtus
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Due to a type-locality error, Bovichtus variegatus was wrongly applied to Australian specimens (Ref. 9002 ).

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