A pale brown, greyish, or whitish leatherjacket, usually with large dark blotches, and 2-3 dark diagonal bars radiating forward from the eye to the underside of the head. Males have a narrow blackish submarginal bar on the tail.

At a glance

Habitat Rocky weedy areas from the shore to at least 60 m deep
Size Can grow to around 32cm
Origin Native
Distribution Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand
Habitat
Rocky weedy areas from the shore to at least 60 m deep
Size
Can grow to around 32cm
Common Name Velvet Leatherjacket
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Occurrences shown for the genus Meuschenia. Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia.

Classification

Classification

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

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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