Yellow-tailed control perch

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Yellow-tailed control perch
Yellowtail Steerbarsch (Atypichthys latus)

Yellowtail Steerbarsch ( Atypichthys latus )

Systematics
Spinefish (Acanthopterygii)
Perch relatives (Percomorphaceae)
Order : Sunfish-like (Centrarchiformes)
Family : Striped Butterflyfish (Microcanthidae)
Genre : Atypichthys
Type : Yellow-tailed control perch
Scientific name
Atypichthys latus
McCulloch & Waite , 1916

The yellowtail steerable perch ( Atypichthys latus ) lives in the southwestern Pacific , near South Australia and New Zealand , the Kermadec Islands , the Norfolk Island and the Lord Howe Island . It lives in rocky reefs that are overgrown with algae, its main food.

The high-backed, up to 30 centimeters long fish are similar to the butterfly fish (Chaetodon) that live further north in coral reefs . They have a white base color with wide, dark vertical stripes. Dorsal, caudal, anal and pectoral fins are yellow.

Since this drawing is reminiscent of the jersey coloring used by Australian football players , it is referred to as "Eastern footballer" in English. The diagonal-stripe stone bream ( Neatypus obliquus ) from the sea on the coast of southwest Australia is called "Western footballer".

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