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Introduced
Species
Other Fish sites:
Conger
EelRed
rock cod
Pipefish,
Seahorse, Seadragon
Gurnard
Flathead
Barber
Perch
Cardinal
fish, Gobbleguts
Marble
Fish /Stinky
Groper
Jackass
Morwong
Bastard
Trumpeter
Stripey
Trumpeter
Blue Throat
Wrasse
Purple
Wrasse
Rock
Whiting
Stargazer
Greenback
Flounder
Leatherjacket
Cowfish
Porcupine
(Globe) Fish
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There are two types of trumpeters kept at the
Marine Discovery Centre. These are the Bastard Trumpeter and Stripey
Trumpeter, both described below.
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- Latridopsis forsteri - Bastard
Trumpeter
- (Edgar, 1997)
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- Habitat:
Exposed
reef, sand; 0 – 60 m depth
- Distribution:
SA to NSW and around Tasmania
- Maximum
Size: Length
to 650 mm
- Diet:
Small fish, invertebrates
- Comments:
- Only trumpeter commonly seen by divers.
Perch-like shape and bronze colouration in the upper half of the
body. Mature animals of up to 30 years age occur in deep water.
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- Latris
lineata
- Stripey Trumpeter
- (Edgar,
1997)
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- Habitat:
Exposed reef; 0 – 300 m depth
- Distribution:
WA to NSW and around Tasmania (also NZ)
- Maximum
Size: Length
to 1.2 m
- Diet:
Small invertebrates
- Comments:
- Pointed snout and olive green stripes along the
upper sides of the body. This was once the most commonly caught
species around Tasmania but during the past half century the
population has been almost eliminated from shallow water.
Species now found primarily in deep water or along remote
sections of the southern and western Tasmanian coasts.
Considered one of the best eating fish.
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