Rhinoprenes pentanemus | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Ephippidae |
Genus: |
Rhinoprenes Munro, 1964 |
Species: | R. pentanemus |
Binomial name | |
Rhinoprenes pentanemus Munro, 1964 |
Rhinoprenes pentanemus, the Threadfin scat, is a species of ephippid native to the Pacific Ocean around Papua New Guinea and Australia. This fish eats algae and also sewage. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.