A slender predatory fish that looks like the Snook (Sphyraena novaehollandiae) just a lot shorter.

Featuring a narrow pointed head, with large eyes and a large mouth with a slightly protruding lower jaw and a single row of small teeth in both jaws. The first dorsal fin is small and widely separated from the larger second dorsal fin the anal fin long-based extending towards the tail. The lateral line is almost straight, continuing far onto the tail. Body greyish to yellowish-brown above, silvery below and the tail is yellow

At a glance

Habitat Can be found in bays or estuaries near seagrass beds or around rocky reef structures to a depth of around 65m
Size Can grow to a length of around 60cm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to NSW including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to NSW including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found in bays or estuaries near seagrass beds or around rocky reef structures to a depth of around 65m
Size
Can grow to a length of around 60cm
Common Name Longfin Pike
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
FamilyDinolestidae
GenusDinolestes
SpeciesDinolestes lewini
Synonyms

Synonyms

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