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Banded Seaperch
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber (Cuvier, 1828)
A Banded Seaperch at a depth of 9 m, Gravel Loader, Bass Point, New South Wales, December 2000. Photo © H. Rothenfluh & P. Zylstra. View larger image.
A Banded Seaperch at a depth of 13 m, Shiprock, Port Hacking, Sydney, New South Wales, March 2003. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
The Banded Seaperch has four dark bands crossing the body and large, bulging eyes on top of the head. The base colour is variable from whitish to yellow, green or red.
This species grows to 30 cm in length.
It lives on coastal rocky reefs to depths of 30 m.
The Banded Seaperch is endemic to Australia. It occurs from northern New South Wales, around the temperate south of the country, including Tasmania, to south-western Western Australia .
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Related links
- 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. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- 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. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
