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Potato Rockcod
Epinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959
A Potato Rockcod at a depth of 15m, the "Cod Hole", Ribbon Reefs, north of Port Douglas, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, December 1999. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
A Potato Rockcod at a depth of 25m, North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, November 1999. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
A Potato Rockcod at a depth of 15m, the "Cod Hole", Ribbon Reefs, north of Port Douglas, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, December 1999. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
The Potato Rockcod is grey-brown with large dark brown spots on the body. It has small spots on the head and lines from the back of the eye.
This species grows to 2 m in length.
It occurs on coral reefs of the Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it is known from off north-western Western Australia and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
