Schuettea scalaripinnis
Schuettea scalaripinnis is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes. Its common names include eastern pomfred, or ladder-finned pomfret.[1][2]
| Schuettea scalaripinnis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Monodactylidae |
| Genus: | Schuettea |
| Species: | S. scalaripinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866 | |
A small schooling species up to 24 cm long, found in coastal areas off southern New South Wales to central Queensland. Often seen in large schools off sheltered rocky ledges.[3]
External links
"video of pomfrets at Fairy Bower Beach, Youtube - "pseudechis"".
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Schuettea scalaripinnis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Dianne J. Bray. "Schuettea scalaripinnis". Fishes of Australia, Retrieved March 8th, 2018.
- Mark McGrouther. "Eastern Pomfred, Schuettea scalaripinnis, Australian Museum - Animal Species, Retrieved March 8th, 2018".
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