Branchiostegus wardi
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| Branchiostegus wardi | |
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| Ward's Tilefish (B. wardi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Branchiostegus |
| Species: | B. wardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Branchiostegus wardi Whitley, 1932 | |
Branchiostegus wardi, or Ward's tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found from Australia to New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 40 cm (16 in). [1]
