Collar Seabream, Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby 1916
Other Names: Bastard Bream, Collared Large-eye Bream, Collared Sea Bream, Collared Sea-bream, Coral Bream, Iodine Bream, Iodine Sea Bream, Pale-faced Bream, Sand Snapper
A Collar Seabream, Gymnocranius audleyi, caught off Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, October 2017. Source: Jack Schick via lhimarinepark / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale silvery, olive or bronze seabream becoming paler or silvery-white below, with flecks on the side and spots on the scales often forming fine horizontal rows, yellowish fins, a distinctive scaled patch behind the upper part of the eye, and a naked face.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Gymnocranius audleyi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 21 May 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2454
Collar Seabream, Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby 1916
More Info
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Distribution |
Eastern Australia, from the Great Barrier Reef off Port Douglas, to northeast of the Southport Seaway, southern Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Chesterfield Islands and New Caledonia. Individuals inhabit sandy or rubble areas near reefs. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X, 10; Anal fin III, 9-10. Inner surface of pectoral-fin base without scales. |
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Feeding |
Feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates. |
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Fisheries |
The flesh sometimes has a distasteful iodine flavour, although untainted fish are reportedly good eating. |
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Species Citation |
Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby 1916, Mem. Qld Mus. 5: 170. Type locality: Snapper Banks, off Moreton Bay, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Collar Seabream, Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby 1916
References
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Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp.
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