General Description
Body moderately deep, tail base narrow; dorsal and anal fins low, dorsal fin deeply notched; caudal fin deeply forked; pectoral fin bluntly pointed, upper rays longest. Head and body silvery-grey with greenish-brown to coppery-coloured markings and irregular lines on upper sides. Fins brownish with dark margins. Maximum total length 65 cm.
Biology
Adults usually occur in small numbers over sandy areas near exposed reefs, although large schools numbering thousands have been seen by divers. Small pelagic juveniles, called 'paper fish', are compressed and transparent, and form schools over shallow rocky reefs.
Distribution
New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Exposed rocky reefs over sandy areas, to depth of 60 m.
More Information
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Brief Id
Moderately deep silvery-grey body with a deeply-notched dorsal fin, and irregular greenish-brown to coppery-coloured lines and markings on head and upper sides, fins with dark margins.
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Diet
Benthic invertebrates
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Endemicity
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Commercial
Yes
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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
Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Castelnau, 1872)
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Common Name
Bastard Trumpeter
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Species Name
forsteri