Cleidopus gloriamaris
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| Pineapplefish | |
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| Pineapplefish off Fly Point, New South Wales | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Monocentridae |
| Genus: | Cleidopus De Vis, 1882 |
| Species: | C. gloriamaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis, 1882 |
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The pineapplefish, Cleidopus gloriamaris, is a species of fish. It is also known as the knightfish or the coat-of-mail fish, due to the scales on its body. Some people call it the port-and-starboard light fish, as it has a pair of bright spots that are like a ship's lights.[1] "Gloriamaris" is from the Latin language gloria and maris, means "glory of the sea".[2]
Distribution and habitat [change]
The pineapplefish is found near Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia.[3] It lives at a depth of 6-200 meters (20-660 ft).
Family [change]
The pineapplefish is a member of the Pinecone fish family. The pineapplefish is the largest Pinecone species, reaching up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.[4]
References [change]
- ↑ Burgess, W. and Axelrod, H.R. (1973). Pacific Marine Fishes (second ed.). T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0876661231.
- ↑ Ogilby, J.D. (1900). "Contributions to Australian Ichthyology". The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales For the Year 1899. F. Cunninghame & Co..
- ↑ Wheeler, A. (1985). The World Encyclopedia of Fishes. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.. ISBN 0356107159.
- ↑ Paxton, John R. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 161–162. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
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