Silver Sweep, Scorpis lineolata Kner 1865
Other Names: False Pompano, Sweep, Trumps, Windawindawi
A juvenile Silver Sweep, Scorpis lineolata, in Sydney, New South Wales. Source: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A uniform grey sweep, duskier above and rather silvery below, with a black rear margin on the gill cover, a blackish area on the pectoral-fin base, and black outer caudal-fin rays.
A school of juvenile Silver Sweep beneath Woodbridge jetty, Tasmania.
A school of juvenile Silver Sweep beneath Woodbridge jetty, Tasmania.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Scorpis lineolata in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2448
Silver Sweep, Scorpis lineolata Kner 1865
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Distribution |
Moreton Bay, Queensland, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and throughout Tasmania, rarely to Victor Harbor, South Australia, also Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. The species also occurs in New Zealand. Schools inhabit exposed coastlines and quiet reef areas, occasionally entering estuaries. Juveniles are commonly found in rock pools. The silver sweep is an abundant fish in New South Wales, but occurs less frequently in more southern waters where it is replaced by the Seasweep. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X, 26-28; Anal fin III, 27- 28; Caudal fin 17; Pectoral fin 17-18; Pelvic fins I, 5; Lateral lin scales approx 90. Body deep (49-55% SL), strongly compressed; caudal peduncle shallow. Head of moderate size (27-34% SL), dorsal profile nearly straight; snout short; eyes moderately large (27-35% HL); mouth small, oblique; jaw teeth small, strong, in broad bands, outer row enlarged and recurved; preopercular margins serrate; edges of opercles and preorbital bones smooth. Scales tiny, ctenoid, covering body, most of head and soft parts of anal and dorsal fins; lateral line gently curved. Dorsal fin continuous, first spine very short, followed by progressively longer spines, anterior-most soft rays only slightly longer than preceding spines, following rays progressively shorter, making outer margin of fin nearly straight, base of soft portion of dorsal fin much longer than that of spinous portion. Pectoral fins small, dorsal rays longest. Pelvic fins very small, inserted below and behind pectoral fin bases. |
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Fisheries |
The flesh is firm and of excellent quality. |
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Species Citation |
Scorpis lineolatus Kner, 1865, Reise Novara, Zool. I, Fishch, pt. I: 108, pl. 5, fig. 3. Type locality: Sydney. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Silver Sweep, Scorpis lineolata Kner 1865
References
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