| Family: |
Latridae (Trumpeters) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; depth range 0 - 20 m |
| Distribution: |
Throughout subantarctic and cool temperate waters. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 22-25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-27; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 17-21; Vertebrae: 42-46. Dark olive green dorsally, becoming pale on sides, and silvery ventrally. Back and sides striped longitudinally with green lines and small blue dots. |
| Biology: |
Found in large low tidal pools and surge channels (Ref. 9003). May be found living within soft bodied invertebrates (e.g. salps) (Ref. 9003). Juveniles probably pelagic (Ref. 48372). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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