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Eastern Kelpfish

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes Subclass: Actinopterygii - Bony Fishes
Order: Perciformes Family: Chironemidae - Kelpfish
Genus: Chironemus Species: C. marmoratus
Habitat: Exposed coastal rocky reefs to 20m
Distribution: Mallocoota, Victoria to Byron Bay, NSW
Maximum Size: Length to 400 mm
Notes: Often seen in the surge zone on exposed reefs.
Image Location: Cod Hole, off Nobby's Beach Port Macquarie
Image ID Number: P3150019 in folder: W
Reference: Edgar page: 468, Kuiter page: