General Description
Body grey, darker above and more silver below. Gill covering (operculum) with black edge. Outer edge of tail fin black. Up to 30 cm long head to tail tip.
Biology
Silver Sweep are a schooling species. They sometimes enter estuaries, and juveniles are common in rock pools on the coast.
Distribution
New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Exposed coastal and rocky reef areas, to depth of 30 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Compressed body, silver-grey, black edge on gill cover.
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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
Kner, 1865
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Common Name
Silver Sweep
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Species Name
lineolata
