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Branchiostegus saitoi

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Species of ray-finned fish

Branchiostegus saitoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Species: B. saitoi
Binomial name
Branchiostegus saitoi
Dooley & Iwatsuki, 2012

Branchiostegus saitoi, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 32.9 cm (13.0 in).

References

  1. Dooley, J.K. and Y. Iwatsuki, 2012. A new species of deepwater tilefish (Percoidea: Branchiostegidae) from the Philippines, with a brief discussion of the status of tilefish systematics. Zootaxa 3249:31-38.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus saitoi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
Taxon identifiers
Branchiostegus saitoi


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