Emmelichthys nitidus
For a list of fishes also known as 'bonnetmouth', see Bonnetmouth.
| Redbait | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Emmelichthyidae |
| Genus: | Emmelichthys |
| Species: | E. nitidus nitidus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus Richardson, 1845 |
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The redbait, bonnetmouth or southern rover, Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus, is a rover of the genus Emmelichthys, found off South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and tasmania, and the south west Pacific, at depths of between 100 and 500 m. Its length is up to 50 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Emmelichthys nitidus_nitidus" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
