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Lophotus guentheri Johnston, 1883 Crested bandfish |
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| Crested bandfish, Crestfish, Unicorn fish, Unicorn ribbon-fish | ||
| Family: | Lophotidae (Crestfishes) | |||
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| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | Type locality, near Emu Bay, Tasmania, AM B.5776 (holotype of Lophotus guntheri). Known from New South Wales (Lower E coast), Tasmania (Tas. Coast), Victoria (Bass Strait), Western Australia (SW coast); off Newcastle, NSW (32°56'S), off Apollo Bay, VIC (143°40'E), off Emu Bay, TAS (41°05'S) and off Cheyne Beach, WA (118°46'E) (Ref. 75154). | |||