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Pentacerotidae
Longsnout boarfish
Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
Pentacerotid Fish of Australian Waters
The longsnout boarfish (Pentaceropsis recurvirostris) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an armourhead from the family Pentacerotidae. It is endemic to the temperate waters of the southern coast of Australia including around the island of Tasmania. It is found over the continental shelf at depths from 3 to 260 m (9.8 to 853.0 ft), though usually at less than 40 m (130 ft).
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Oceanic Basses
- Family
- Pentacerotidae
- Genus
- Pentaceropsis
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia including Tasmania.

