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Australian Prowfishes
Pataecinae
The Australian prowfishes, comprising the small subfamily Pataecinae, are ray-finned fishes classified within the family Synanceiidae of the suborder Scorpaenoidei. They are distinguished by a long dorsal fin that begins far forward on the head — forming a "prow"-like shape — and extends all the way to the caudal fin. They lack scales and pelvic fins.
3 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 3 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1359802.