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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Zaniolepis latipinnis
Longspine Combfish


 
Scientific Name: Zaniolepis latipinnis Girard, 1858
English Name: Longspine Combfish
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Vertebrate Animal
Species Code: F-ZALA
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Craniata Actinopterygii Perciformes Zaniolepididae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: GNR
Provincial Status: SNR
BC List: Not Reviewed
Provincial FRPA list:   
Provincial Wildlife Act:
COSEWIC Status:
SARA Schedule:
General Status Canada:
   
Ecology & Life History
General Description:
Migration Characteristics:
(Global / Provincial)
 
    Nonmigrant:
    Local Migrant:
    Distant Migrant:
    Within Borders Migrant:
N /
N /
N /
na /
Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Food Habits:
Global Food Habits Comments:
Global Phenology:
Provincial Phenology:
(1st half of month/
2nd half of month)
Colonial Breeder: N
Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): / /
Elevation (m) (min / max): Global: 
Provincial: 
   
 
Distribution
Endemic: N
 
Authors / Contributors
Global Information Author:
Last Updated:
Provincial Information Author:
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References and Related Literature
No references available
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Zaniolepis latipinnis. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 5, 2026).