Banded Sweep, Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes 1832
Other Names: Deepsea Sweep

A Banded Sweep, Scorpis georgiana, at the wreck of the HMAS Swan, Geographe Bay, Western Australia, April 2006. Source: Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org. License: CC BY Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A sweep with two broad dark bands on the body, the second band extending onto the high part of the dorsal and anal fins, a broad dark margin on the gill cover, and a dark caudal fin with white upper and lower margins.
Video of Banded Sweep at Haycock Point, South Australia, January 2016.
Video of Banded Sweep at Haycock Point, South Australia, January 2016.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2017, Scorpis georgiana in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Dec 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2447
Banded Sweep, Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes 1832
More Info
Distribution |
Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to Kalbarri, Western Australia. |
Species Citation |
Scorpis georgianus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 8: 503, pl. 245. Type locality: King George Sound, WA. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
Resources |
Banded Sweep, Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes 1832
References
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