A uniform grey sweep, duskier above and rather silvery below, with a black rear margin on the gill cover, a blackish area on the pectoral-fin base, and black outer caudal-fin rays.

Juveniles are often found locally on the shallow reefs and the rocks at high tide and amoungst the similar species Sea sweep they will take feed from your hand when snorkelling.

Can be confused with Sea Sweep, Scorpis aequipinnis also note that some refernce this in the family of Kyphosidae(Sea Chubs)

At a glance

Habitat Schools inhabit exposed coastlines and quiet reef areas, occasionally entering estuaries
Size Grows to a max size of around 30 cm
Origin Native
Distribution From Queensland to South Australia including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Occurs less frequently in southern waters
Descriptions
Distribution
From Queensland to South Australia including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Occurs less frequently in southern waters
Habitat
Schools inhabit exposed coastlines and quiet reef areas, occasionally entering estuaries
Size
Grows to a max size of around 30 cm
Common Name Silver Sweep
Aliases False Pompano, Sweep, Trumps, Windawindawi,
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
FamilyScorpididae
GenusScorpis
SpeciesScorpis lineolata
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