Red Indian Fish at Barragga Bay, NSW
Identification history
| Unidentified | 30 Apr 2019 | JackieLambert |
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1 comment
KerriLee
wrote:
1 May 2019
Wow Jackie! What an amazing fish!
I believe it is a Prowfish (family Pataecidae). Specifically, Pataecus fronto (Red Indian Fish).
Here's some detailed information. Please have a read and let me know if the details of its biology match with where you saw/caught yours.
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1772#summary
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1772#moreinfo
I believe it is a Prowfish (family Pataecidae). Specifically, Pataecus fronto (Red Indian Fish).
Here's some detailed information. Please have a read and let me know if the details of its biology match with where you saw/caught yours.
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1772#summary
http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1772#moreinfo
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.059338-36.503375
- Maps Four Winds Bioblitz Reference Sites
- Places Barragga Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 21 Jul 2014 01:25 PM Recorded on
- JackieLambert Recorded by
Species information
- Pataecus fronto Scientific name
- Red Indian Fish Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
- External link More information
