A common fish found around the area with colourful markings it is a great species to watch in the water and as with most leather jackets they are OK to eat

At a glance

Habitat Reef associated
Size 60 cm TL
Origin Endemic
Distribution Endemic to southern and western Australia, from Wilsons Promontory, Victoria to about Shark Bay, Western Australia, including northern Tasmania.
Descriptions
Distribution
Endemic to southern and western Australia, from Wilsons Promontory, Victoria to about Shark Bay, Western Australia, including northern Tasmania.
Habitat
Reef associated
Size
60 cm TL

Identification

A striking and easily recognised leatherjacket with a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on the midside. Males are much more brightly-coloured than females, and adults also have two pairs of curved spines on each side of the caudal peduncle
Common Name Horseshoe Leatherjacket
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyMonacanthidae
GenusMeuschenia
SpeciesMeuschenia hippocrepis
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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