Long-finned pike
| Long-finned pike | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Dinolestidae T. D. Scott, 1962 |
| Genus: | Dinolestes Klunzinger, 1872 |
| Species: | D. lewini |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinolestes lewini (E. Griffith & C. H. Smith, 1834) | |
| Synonyms | |
The long-finned pike or yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini) is a species of acropomatiform ray-finned fish, the only species in the genus Dinolestes, as well as the family Dinolestidae.
It is an elongated fish with a pointed snout, and silver in color, similar in appearance to a barracuda, and grows up to 84 cm (33 in) in total length. It is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia, including New South Wales, at depths between 5 and 65 m (16 and 213 ft).