The longfin boarfish (''Zanclistius elevatus''), also known as the blackspot boarfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an armourhead from the family

Pentacerotidae Pentacerotidae or armourheads are a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are native to the Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific, and southwestern Atlantic. They are generally found at rocky reefs below normal scuba diving d ...

which is native to the coasts of southern

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, Tasmania and New Zealand. It can be found over the

continental shelf A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Much of these shelves were exposed by drops in sea level during glacial periods. The shelf surrounding an island ...

and the continental slope at depths from . This species can reach a length of . It can also be found in the

aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...

trade, and is currently the only known member of the genus ''Zanclistius''.

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Monotypic fish genera Pentacerotidae {{Perciformes-stub