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Perryena leucometopon (Whitenose pigfish)

Synonyms: Congiopus leucometopon
Language: Danish; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Perryena leucometopon, the Whitenose pigfish, is a scorpaeniform fish endemic to the Pacific Ocean around Australia where it is found on coral reefs. This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus and in 2013 was split from the family Congiopodidae into its own family.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0