General Description
Body deep, compressed, head small, snout short, dorsal and anal fins similar, long-based, soft-rayed parts with elevated anterior rays, tail large, forked, pelvic fins very small. Silvery-grey to bluish-grey or greenish, usually with two broad dusky bands or saddles on upper sides, especially juveniles; lower part of head yellow in mature adults. Usually 35 cm long head to tail tip (up to 56 cm).
Biology
Common in the turbulent coastal waters, often in the surge zone around rocky reefs, where it feeds on plankton in small groups well above the bottom. Juveniles are commonly found in rocky estuaries and bays, and may be seen under jetties and piers.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Rocky inshore waters.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Body oval, compressed, dorsal and anal fins with a prominent raised lobe; silvery-grey with two dusky saddles.
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Diet
Carnivore
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor, Midwater
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Richardson, 1848)
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Common Name
Sea Sweep
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Species Name
aequipinnis