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Spotted Grubfish
Parapercis ramsayi Steindachner, 1884
A Spotted Grubfish at a depth of 3m, Bare Island, Botany Bay, New South Wales, February 1998. View larger image.
The Spotted Grubfish has small pale grey to brown spots on the upper sides of the body. There is a dark line or series of close-set spots laterally and a pattern of dark blotches low on the sides.
This species has a dark ocellus (glossary) on the caudal peduncle and large dark spots on the head.
It is known from coastal marine waters in New South Wales and from Kangaroo Island, South Australia to north of Fremantle, Western Australia. It has been recorded from shallow waters in estuaries to a depth of at least 80m.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
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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., C.J.M. Glover & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
