Yellow-tailed control perch
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Yellowtail Steerbarsch ( Atypichthys latus ) |
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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".
literature
- Hans A. Baensch / Robert A. Patzner: Mergus Sea Water Atlas Volume 7 Perciformes (perch-like) , Mergus-Verlag, Melle, ISBN 3-88244-107-0
Web links
- Yellowtail Steerbarsch on Fishbase.org (English)