Eastern pomfred

Schuettea scalaripinnis

Dark thin stripe behind operculum

Eastern pomfred is a fish found around Southwest Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 20 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Monodactylidae
Genus: Schuettea
Maximum length: 20 cm
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: known only from southeastern Australia. Schuettea woodwardi , occurs at similar latitude in Western Australia (Ref. 9002 ).

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