Dr. Rick Stuart-Smith, Reef Life Survey, Australien
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Dinolestes lewini (E. Griffith & C. H. Smith, 1834)
Dinolestes lewini, better known as the long-finned pike or yellowfin pike, is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia including New South Wales.
The long-finned pike is an elongated fish with a pointed snout, yellowish-brown above and silvery below, similar in appearance to a barracuda. The distinguishing features are the long-based dorsal and anal fins.
Synonyms:
Dinolestes muelleri Klunzinger, 1872
Esox lewini Griffith & Smith, 1834
Lanioperca mordax Günther, 1872
Neosphyraena multiradiata Castelnau, 1872
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Dinolestidae (Family) > Dinolestes (Genus) > Dinolestes lewini (Species)
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Dinolestes lewini, better known as the long-finned pike or yellowfin pike, is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia including New South Wales.
The long-finned pike is an elongated fish with a pointed snout, yellowish-brown above and silvery below, similar in appearance to a barracuda. The distinguishing features are the long-based dorsal and anal fins.
Synonyms:
Dinolestes muelleri Klunzinger, 1872
Esox lewini Griffith & Smith, 1834
Lanioperca mordax Günther, 1872
Neosphyraena multiradiata Castelnau, 1872
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Dinolestidae (Family) > Dinolestes (Genus) > Dinolestes lewini (Species)
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