| Schuettea scalaripinnis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Monodactylidae |
| Genus: | Schuettea |
| Species: | S. scalaripinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866 | |
Schuettea scalaripinnis is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes. Its common names include eastern pomfred, or ladder-finned pomfret.
A small schooling species up to 24 cm long, found in coastal areas off southern New South Wales to central Queensland. Often seen in large schools off sheltered rocky ledges.
External links
"video of pomfrets at Fairy Bower Beach, Youtube - "pseudechis"". YouTube. 15 August 2015.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schuettea scalaripinnis". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Dianne J. Bray. "Schuettea scalaripinnis". Fishes of Australia, Retrieved March 8th, 2018.
- Mark McGrouther. "Eastern Pomfred, Schuettea scalaripinnis, Australian Museum - Animal Species, Retrieved March 8th, 2018".
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