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SpeciesOphidiiformesOphidiidae
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🐟Bony-eared assfish

Acanthonus armatus Günther, 1878

Acanthonus armatus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van naaldvissen (Ophidiidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1878 door Albert Günther.

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Also called
Acanthonus armatus
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.38 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Body length
0.38 mmaximum recorded
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Trophic level
3.62
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Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 3.62 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderOphidiiformes
  4. ›familyOphidiidae
  5. ›genusAcanthonus
  6. ›speciesAcanthonus armatus
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. orderAcanthomorphata
  3. orderOphidiiformes
  4. genusAcanthonus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. orderOphidiiformes
  11. genusAcanthonus
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