Scorpididae

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.