SLENDER SUCKERFISH

Phtheirichthys lineatus

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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  - Ray-finned fishes +
    - Perch-like fishes +
      - Sharksuckers +
        
        Phtheirichthys +
        
        Slender suckerfish
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Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 38; Anal spines: 0 - 0; Anal soft rays: 31 - 38. Bluish black above, white below; 3 stripes along sides (upper pale blue, middle black, lower silvery).

Max size: 76 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850)

	Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 John dory
	Gymnothorax pindae Smith, 1962 Pinda moray
	Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 Peregrine falcon
	Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838) Bearded scorpionfish
	Galeus nipponensis Nakaya, 1975 Broadfin sawtail catshark

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