Cleidopus gloriamaris
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The pineapplefish, Cleidopus gloriamaris, is a species of fish. It is also known as the knightfish or the coat-of-mail fish, due to the scales on its body. Some people call it the port-and-starboard light fish, as it has a pair of bright spots that are like a ship's lights.[1] "Gloriamaris" is from the Latin language gloria and maris, means "glory of the sea".[2]
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| Pineapplefish off Fly Point, New South Wales | |
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| Genus: | Cleidopus
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| Species: | C. gloriamaris
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| Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis, 1882
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Distribution and habitat
The pineapplefish is found near Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia.[3] It lives at a depth of 6-200 meters (20-660 ft).
Family
The pineapplefish is a member of the Pinecone fish family. The pineapplefish is the largest Pinecone species, reaching up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.[4]
Cleidopus Gloriamaris Media
Pineapplefish off Fly Point, New South Wales
Two pineapplefish at the Sydney Aquarium
References
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Wikispecies has information on: Cleidopus gloriamaris. |
- ↑ Burgess, W. and Axelrod, H.R.. Pacific Marine Fishes (1973)T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0876661231.
- ↑ Ogilby, J.D.. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales For the Year 1899 (1900)F. Cunninghame & Co..
- ↑ Wheeler, A.. The World Encyclopedia of Fishes (1985)Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.. ISBN 0356107159.
- ↑ Paxton, John R.. Encyclopedia of Fishes (1998). San Diego: Academic Press. p. 161–162. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.