Aetapcus

Aetapcus maculatus, the warty prowfish, is a species of Australian prowfish endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia where it inhabits mostly rocky reefs. This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Aetapcus
CITES Appendix III (CITES)[1]
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Aetapcus

E. O. G. Scott, 1936
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A. maculatus
Binomial name
Aetapcus maculatus
(Günther, 1861)

Distribution

Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Maria Island, Tasmania.[3]

References

  1. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Aetapcus maculatus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.


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