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Family: Bovichtidae Thornfishes



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11 species (see list below)
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Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Bovichtus angustifrons Regan, 1913

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Bovichtus angustifrons
[]

Photo by Delpiani, M.S.

Southwest Atlantic

Bovichtus argentinus MacDonagh, 1931

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Bovichtus argentinus
[]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Bovichtus chilensis Regan, 1913

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Bovichtus chilensis
[]

Photo by Scott, S.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 18.9 cm TL
Bovichtus diacanthus (Carmichael, 1819)

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Bovichtus diacanthus
[]
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Bovichtus oculus
[]
No picture found
 
Bovichtus psychrolutes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Bovichtus variegatus
[Thornfish]
No picture found
 
Bovichtus veneris
[]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Cottoperca gobio (Günther, 1861)

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Cottoperca gobio
[Channel bull blenny]

Photo by Rodriguez, M.

Southern Ocean.
Max. Length 36.5 cm TL
Cottoperca trigloides (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Rodriguez, M.
 
Cottoperca trigloides
[]
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Max. Length 16.8 cm SL
 
Halaphritis platycephala
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bovichtus angustifrons Indo-West Pacific 28 TL 1913
Bovichtus argentinus Southwest Atlantic 1931
Bovichtus chilensis Southeast Pacific 9.4 SL 1913
Bovichtus diacanthus Southeast Atlantic 18.9 TL 1819
Bovichtus oculus Southwest Pacific 1989
Bovichtus psychrolutes Southwest Pacific 1860
Bovichtus variegatus Thornfish Southwest Pacific 25 TL 1846
Bovichtus veneris Western Indian Ocean 1879
Cottoperca gobio Channel bull blenny Southeast Pacific and Sou 80 TL 1861
Cottoperca trigloides Southern Ocean. 36.5 TL 1801
Halaphritis platycephala Eastern Indian Ocean 16.8 SL 2002



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