Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866
Eastern pomfred
photo by Banks, I.

Family:  Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 30 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: known only from southeastern Australia. Schuettea woodwardi, occurs at similar latitude in Western Australia (Ref. 9002).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Schools are found in coastal bays, protected island coves, deeper part of large estuaries close to the sea entrance, and along rocky drop-offs with kelp (Ref. 9002).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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