General Description

Body long, slender, tapering towards tail, eyes close together on top of head; mouth small, opening forward and downward; dorsal fins separate; pelvic fins large, arising well before pectoral fin base. Well camouflaged, brown to orange with darker brown mottling above and blue spots on cheeks. To 35 cm.

Biology

These fishes are well-camouflaged on broken shelly bottoms.

Habitat

Shelly sand and muddy bottoms of bays estuaries and along the coast, in depths of 15-183 m.

Soft substrates

Distribution guide

Southern and eastern Australia.

Species Group

Fishes › Stinkfishes and dragonets

Depth

Shallow (1-30 m)
Deep ( > 30 m)

Water Column

On or near sea floor

Max Size

35 cm

Commercial Species

No

Global Dispersal

Native to Australia

Conservation Status

• DSE Advisory List : Not listed
• EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
• IUCN Red List : Not listed