Branchiostegus paxtoni
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| Branchiostegus paxtoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Branchiostegus |
| Species: | B. paxtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Branchiostegus paxtoni | |
Branchiostegus paxtoni, or Paxton's tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean and is known only from a locality 190 km northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia.[1] This species reaches a length of 25.5 cm (10.0 in). [2]
