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Ward's tilefish (Branchiostegus wardi)
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Ecological Illustration of Ward's tilefish (Branchiostegus wardi)
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Malacanthidae

Ward's tilefish

Branchiostegus wardi

Malacanthid Fish beneath New Caledonia

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Medium

Ward's tilefish is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Malacanthidae
Genus
Branchiostegus
Water type
Marine
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