The Mado has a deep, compressed body with a small head, a pointed snout and a forked tail; a single, long-based dorsal fin, comprised of an anterior spinous portion followed by a low soft-rayed portion, with the middle-most dorsal spines the highest. Silvery-white with about 6 dark brown or black horizontal stripes, fins mostly yellow

At a glance

Habitat Commonly found on coastal reefs and under made structures such as wharfs
Size Can grow to around 25cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution From southern Queensland to eastern Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
From southern Queensland to eastern Tasmania
Habitat
Commonly found on coastal reefs and under made structures such as wharfs
Size
Can grow to around 25cm
Common Name Mado
Aliases Australian Mado, Mado Sweep,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilyMicrocanthidae
GenusAtypichthys
SpeciesAtypichthys strigatus
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