(Image credit: Rick Stuart-Smith, Reef Life Survey)

Deep bodied with grey to brownish grey above and silver below with two broad dark bands.

Length: Up to 46 cm

Habitat

Coastal, reefs, caves and ledges; 2-35 m depth

Log it

In South Australia, log this species if spotted south of Adelaide

Related links/info

Redmap species descriptions were based, with permission, on the following books:

Australian Marine Life: The Plants and Animals of Temperate Waters by G. J. Edgar, Revised Ed. (2008 ) Reed Books, Melbourne

Fishes of Australia’s Southern Coast, Edited by M. Gomon. D. Bray and R. Kuiter (2008) Reed Books, Melbourne

Find further information and images at FISHES OF AUSTRALIA http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/