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Arripis georgiana (Valenciennes, 1831)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 25. Large eyes, diameter of which about one fifth of the head length. Body scales are slightly rough to touch. Body coloration: green above and silvery below with vertical rows of golden spots on the upper sides, tips of the caudal fin are black. Juveniles have dark golden bars on their sides (Ref. 6390). Length of upper lobe of caudal fin < 29.9% SL (Ref. 9701).

Common Names

  • سمك سليمان خشن، سلمون خشن , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Australian herring , English , Australia
  • Australian herring , English , USA
  • Australian ruff , English , USA
  • Bull herring , English , Australia
  • Herring , English , Australia
  • Rough , English , Australia
  • Ruff , English , Australia
  • Ruff , English , USA
  • Ruff , English , Global
  • Ruffies , English , Australia
  • Sea herring , English , Australia
  • Sea herring roughy , English , USA
  • Tommy , English , Australia
  • Tommy rough , English , Australia
  • Tommy rough , English , USA
  • Tommy ruff , English , Australia
  • Western herring , English , Australia
  • Väike arrip , Estonian , Estonia
  • Saumon rude , French , Global
  • 大眼澳鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 大眼澳鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 大眼澳鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Aripinka , Polish , Poland
  • Peixe-grosa-da-Geórgia , Portuguese , Portugal
  • Salmón áspero , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Scombriformes

    Family: Arripidae

    Genus: Arripis

    Species: Arripis georgiana (Valenciennes, 1831)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to the southern coasts of Australia.

    • Biology

    Usually found inshore in bays and estuaries over seagrass beds or near areas of seaweed (e.g. kelp), on rocky reefs, and along ocean beaches. Juveniles are found in inshore coastal waters, bays and inlets (Ref. 6390). Feed on small fish and prawns (Ref. 27946).

    Habitat

    brackish