Footballer Sweep, Neatypus obliquus Waite 1905

Other Names: Western Footballer

Footballer Sweeps, Neatypus obliquus, on Horseshoe Reef, Jurien Bay, Western Australia. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution

Summary:

Body beep, compressed with six yellow brown-edged diagonal bands.

Footballer Sweep commonly form large schools around deeper offshore reefs in southern Western Australia. They are very inquisitive and will come quite close to divers at times.

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Dianne J. Bray, Neatypus obliquus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2445

Footballer Sweep, Neatypus obliquus Waite 1905

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Distribution

 Occurs only in Australia, around rocky reefs from Flinders Island, South Australia, to Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Quick Facts

CAAB Code:37361002
Depth:10-200 m
Habitat:Reef associated
Max Size:24 cm TL
Native:Endemic

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