| Mendosoma lineatum | |
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| Real bastard trumpeter (Mendosoma lineatum) at The Sisters, Tasman Peninsula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Latridae |
| Genus: | Mendosoma |
| Species: | M. lineatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Mendosoma lineatum Guichenot, 1848
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mendosoma lineatum, the telescope fish, real bastard trumpeter or common trumpeter, is a species of marine ray finned fish belonging to the family Latridae, the trumpeters. It is native to the subantarctic and cooler temperate waters of the Southern Ocean. It inhabits tide pools and surge channels and has been found living inside such invertebrates as salps. It occurs from near the surface to a depth of about 20 metres (66 ft). This species can reach a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL. This species was thought to be the only known member of its genus.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mendosoma lineatum". FishBase. June 2021 version.