A dark bluish-green sportsfish, grading to silvery-white below, with bright yellow pectoral fins, and a blackish margin on the caudal fin and spinous portion of the dorsal fin. Juveniles have a series of vertical golden bars on the upper sides that break up into spots in slightly larger fish.

At a glance

Habitat Along surf beaches and around rocky reefs
Size Can grow up to around 100cm
Origin Native
Distribution Endemic to southern Australia from off Greenwell Point, southern New South Wales, to Geraldton, Western Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Endemic to southern Australia from off Greenwell Point, southern New South Wales, to Geraldton, Western Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Along surf beaches and around rocky reefs
Size
Can grow up to around 100cm
Common Name Western Australian Salmon
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilyArripidae
GenusArripis
SpeciesArripis truttaceus
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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