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Branchiostegus wardi
Species of ray-finned fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Branchiostegus wardi, or Ward's tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found from Australia to New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 40 cm (16 in). [1]
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Alec Ward. He worked on trawlers in fairly deep water over the continental shelf and being a friend of the describer, he collected the type specimen and many other rare and interesting fishes while on board.[2]
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