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Barred Grubfish
Parapercis allporti (Günther, 1876)
A Barred Grubfish caught on hook and line by H. Heus, at a depth of 100 m, off Botany Bay, New South Wales, May 2005. Photo © R. Dobie. View larger image.
A Barred Grubfish trawled at a depth of 220 m, east of Brush Island, between Ulladulla and Batemans Bay, New South Wales, August 1977. Photo: K. Graham © NSWDPI. View larger image.
The Barred Grubfish is an elongate slightly compressed fish with a large mouth and a long based dorsal fin. The body is reddish above, whitish below and has seven to nine blackish bands dorsally that fade on the side of the body. Alternate bands are sometimes narrower. The fins are yellow with orange lines.
It grows to 33 cm in length.
This species is endemic to Australia, occurring in temperate marine waters from southern Queensland to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. It is usually found on sandy and rubbly sea beds at depths from 45 m to 200 m.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
This species has also been called Allport's Grubfish, and the Barred Weever.
Related links
- Blacktail Grubfish fact sheet
- Latticed Grubfish fact sheet
- Pink-banded Grubfish fact sheet
- Spotted Grubfish fact sheet
- White-streaked Grubfish fact sheet
- View the Grubfishes and Weavers list
Further reading
- 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.
