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]
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Monodactylidae |
Genus: | Schuettea |
Species: | S. scalaripinnis |
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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]
"video of pomfrets at Fairy Bower Beach, Youtube - "pseudechis"".
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