Blackbanded Seaperch, Hypoplectrodes annulatus (Günther 1859)

Other Names: Blackbanded Sea Perch, Black-banded Seaperch, Red-banded Sea Perch, Red-banded Sea-perch, Yellow-banded Seaperch, Yellow-banded Sea-perch

A Blackbanded Seaperch, Hypoplectrodes annulatus, at Currarong North Bommie, Currarong, New South Wales. Source: Richard Ling / Flickr. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:

A pale yellowish seaperch with a distinctive pattern of 6 black bands along the side, diagonal black bands on the head, and pinkish fins. The Blackbanded Seaperch often shelters upside-down within caves and beneath ledges, and is rarely seen by divers.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Hypoplectrodes annulatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4377

Blackbanded Seaperch, Hypoplectrodes annulatus (Günther 1859)

More Info

Distribution	Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. Inhabits rocky reefs in depths to 100 m, often shelterin gupside-down in caves and beneath ledges.
Species Citation	Plectropoma annulatum Günther, 1859, Cat. Fishes Brit. Mus. 1: 158. Type locality: Port Jackson, NSW.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Blackbanded Seaperch, Hypoplectrodes annulatus (Günther 1859)

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