species: Amniataba caudavittata in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Amniataba caudavittata


©Vanessa Messmer: Amniataba caudavittata amongst mangrove roots at Mangrove Beach, Lizard Island lagoon. Thanks to Mark McGrouther and Amanda Hay (Australian Museum) for the identification.

©Vanessa Messmer: Amniataba caudavittata at Mangrove Beach, Lizard Island lagoon.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Terapontidae
Genus Amniataba
Species Amniataba caudavittata

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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Silvery grey with small brown spots; a distinctive large black blotch on each lobe of the tail fin.

Size

  • Up to 30 cm (length according to Fishes of Australia accessed 26 Oct 2017.)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Steinke, D., J.R deWaard, M.F. Gomon , J.W. Johnson, H.K. Larson, O. Lucanus , G.I. Moore, S. Reader and R.D. Ward (2017). DNA barcoding the fishes of Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef). Biodiversity Data Journal, 5: e12409. LIRS catalog number 2180.