Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pataecidae Australian prowfishes

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Good, P.

Aetapcus maculatus
[Warty prowfish]

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL

Neopataecus waterhousii
[Whiskered prowfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Pataecus fronto
[Red Indian fish]

3 Species of Family Pataecidae
(Australian prowfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1861	Aetapcus maculatus	Warty prowfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	21 TL
1872	Neopataecus waterhousii	Whiskered prowfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	22 TL
1844	Pataecus fronto	Red Indian fish	Indo-Pacific	27 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Pataecidae Australian prowfishes(See list of species below)

Family: Pataecidae Australian prowfishes

(See list of species below)