Coarse skin with fine filaments, large dorsal spine, extendable flap of skin on the belly, and a characteristic pattern on the tail fin. The body pattern is somewhat variable, but often includes a dark patch above and just behind the pectoral fin and a network of small polygonal blotches and a short black bar on the upper and lower corners of the tail

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Habitat The Rough Leatherjacket is a secretive fish, living amongst dense seagrass and kelp covered rocky reefs
Size Can grow to around 30cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution shallow temperate marine waters from southern Queensland, around the south of the country and north to the central coast of Western Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
shallow temperate marine waters from southern Queensland, around the south of the country and north to the central coast of Western Australia
Habitat
The Rough Leatherjacket is a secretive fish, living amongst dense seagrass and kelp covered rocky reefs
Size
Can grow to around 30cm
Common Name Rough 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
GenusScobinichthys
SpeciesScobinichthys granulatus
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