Pentacerotidae

Longfin boarfish

Zanclistius elevatus

Pentacerotid Fish from Australian Waters

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

The longfin boarfish (Zanclistius elevatus), also known as the blackspot boarfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an armourhead from the family Pentacerotidae which is native to the coasts of southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. It can be found over the continental shelf and the continental slope at depths from 25 to 540 m (82 to 1,772 ft). This species can reach a length of 40 cm (16 in).