Sea sweep

Scorpis aequipinnis

Forty Centimeters Scorpidid Fish of Australian Waters

Gray
Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Temperate fish

The sea sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis), also known as the maomao, snapjack, or sweep is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Scorpidinae of the sea chub family Kyphosidae. It is native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Scorpididae
Genus: Scorpis
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Australian waters (southern Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania). Southwest Pacific.

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