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Notch-headed Marblefish

Aplodactylus etheridgii

Also known as: Marblehead, Notchhead Marblefish, Sea Carp

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Adult
@dalovells · NORFOLK ISLAND, Australia · April 20191 / 2
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Overview

Found over kelp beds, and rocky areas, of coastal reefs.
Southwest Pacific - Australia, New Zealand

A small family of fish found in temperate waters in the Southern Hemisphere.

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How to identify

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blotchesspotswhite blotcheswhite spots

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Southwest Pacific
  • Country only · 2
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Found over kelp beds, and rocky areas, of coastal reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCentrarchiformes
    5. familyAplodactylidae
    6. genusAplodactylus
    7. speciesAplodactylus etheridgii (Ogilby, 1889)

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