Orange Seaperch Red Rock Cod

Half-Banded Seaperch

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes Subclass: Actinopterygii - Bony Fishes
Order: Perciformes Family: Serranidae - Seaperches
Genus: Hypoplectrodes Species: H. maccullochi
Habitat: Coastal rocky reefs 5m to 50m
Distribution: Wilsons Promontory, Vic to Byron Bay, NSW and south to Bicheno, Tasmania.
Maximum Size: Length to 200 mm
Notes: Commonly found on reefs half hiding among sponges and soft corals. Sometimes in loose aggregations. Often noticed perched on the substrate, on a vantage point, on its pectoral fins.
Image Location: Cathie Wall, 1 km off Lake Cathie
Image ID Number: P1200100 in folder: B
Reference: Edgar page: 438, Kuiter page: