| Thornfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Bovichtidae |
| Genus: | Bovichtus |
| Species: | B. variegatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bovichtus variegatus Richardson, 1846 |
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Bovichtus variegatus is a thornfish of the family Bovichtidae, found around New Zealand from the Wellington area southwards. Their length is between 15 and 25 cm.