Bastard trumpeter
| Bastard trumpeter | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Latridae |
| Genus: | Latridopsis |
| Species: | L. forsteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Latridopsis forsteri (Castelnau, 1872) | |
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Bastard trumpeter Latridopsis forsteri at Ile des Phoques, Tasmania
Latridopsis forsteri at Ile des Phoques
Latridopsis forsteri, the bastard trumpeter or copper moki, is a species of trumpeter native to the eastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean around Australia(Robe, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania[1]) and New Zealand. This species is found at depths of from 20 to 160 metres (66 to 525 ft) over the continental shelf. It can reach a length of 65 centimetres (26 in) TL. This species is commercially important.[2]
References
- ↑ Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Latridopsis forsteri" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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