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Blackbanded Seaperch
Hypoplectrodes annulatus (Günther, 1859)
Above and below: A Blackbanded Seaperch at a depth of 13 m, Hanging Rock, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, April 2005. Photo © D. & L. Atkinson. View larger image.
The Blackbanded Seaperch can be recognised by its colouration. It is yellow with six dark bands on the body and caudal peduncle. There are several diagonal bands on the head.
It grows to about 30 cm in length.
The Blackbanded Seaperch is a benthic species that is usually seen on inshore rock reefs, often upside down in caves.
The species is endemic to Australia, occurring from southern Queensland to the central coast of Victoria.
It has also been called the Red-banded Sea Perch, and Yellow-banded Seaperch.
Related links
- Banded Seaperch fact sheet
- Half-banded Seaperch fact sheet
- View the Rockcods and Groupers list
Further reading
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
