Largetooth Beardie, Lotella rhacina (Forster 1801)
Other Names: Beardie, Beardie Cod, Kelp Rock Cod, Kelp Rock-Cod, Ling, Ling Cod-fish, Rock Cod, Small-scaled Rock Cod
A Largetooth Beardie, Lotella rhacina, in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, 2 April 2016. Source: John Turnbull / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A yellowish to reddish-grey or greyish-brown beardie with a prominent narrow white margin on the dorsal, anal and caudal fins, a prominent pale barbel on the chin, a short-based first dorsal fin, long-based soft dorsal and anal fins that are separate from the caudal fin, and a pale lateral line.
A Largetooth Beardie filmed at Shark Point, Sydney, New South Wales in October 2014.
A Largetooth Beardie filmed at Shark Point, Sydney, New South Wales in October 2014.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2021, Lotella rhacina in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2852
Largetooth Beardie, Lotella rhacina (Forster 1801)
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Distribution |
Coolangatta, Queensland, around southern Australia to the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, including Tasmania; also at Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in New Zealand. Inhabits bays, harbours and exposed coastal reefs in depths to 90 m. Nocturnal - sheltering in caves and crevices during the day. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin V-VIII + 47-64; Anal fin 42-56; Caudal fin 24; Pectoral fin 22-25; Pelvic fin 8; Vertebrae 47-50. Body robust, tapering gradually, head rounded in cross section; jaws with an outer row of relatively large, sharp, widely spaced pointed teeth. First dorsal fin short-based, second dorsal and anal fins long-based; tail separate; prominent pale barbel present on chin. |
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Similar Species |
The similar Eeyorius hutchinsi differs from species of the genus Lotella in having a band of small brush-like teeth in the jaws (vs. an outer row of relatively large, sharp, widely spaced pointed teeth). Eeyorius also has a depressed head that is oval in cross section (vs. head rounded in cross-section in Lotella). |
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Species Citation |
Gadum rhacinum Forster, in Bloch & Schneider 1801, Systema Ichthyologiae: 56. Type locality (neotype): Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Largetooth Beardie, Lotella rhacina (Forster 1801)
References
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