Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866
Eastern pomfred
Schuettea scalaripinnis
photo by Banks, I.

 Family:  Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes or fingerfishes)
 Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  pelagic-neritic; depth range 10 - 30 m
 Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: known only from southeastern Australia. Schuettea woodwardi, occurs at similar latitude in Western Australia (Ref. 9002).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Schools are found in coastal bays, protected island coves, deeper part of large estuaries close to the sea entrance, and along rocky drop-offs with kelp (Ref. 9002).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 04.05.99
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 10.09.08

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