Scobinichthys granulatus
Scobinichthys granulatus also known as the rough leatherjackets is a species of filefish native to the coastal waters of southern Australia. It lives on rocky reefs and in beds of seagrass. This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. It is the only known member of the monotypic genus Scobinichthys.[1]
S. granulatus (Rough leatherjacket) in the ocean
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| Genus: | Scobinichthys Whitley, 1931 |
| Species: | S. granulatus |
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| Scobinichthys granulatus (J. White, 1790) | |
References
- Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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