Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XV-XVI, 24-26; A III, 9-10; pectoral-fin rays 14 with ventral 5 unbranched and thickened; lateralli ne scales 45-55; height of the soft dorsal fin is roughly equal to height of the spinous portion; elongated body with shallow dorsal head profile; body cylindrical in cross section; scales cycloid and large on body; eyes moderate in size; no bone processes on frontal bones or maxilla (Ref. 120445).

Common Names

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Black butterfish , English , Australia

Butter perch , English , Australia

Butterfish , English , Australia

Dusky morwong , English , Australia

Dusky morwong , English , Global

Nunckla , English , Australia

Nunda , English , Australia

Shitfish , English , Australia

Strongfish , English , Australia

Tillywurti , English , Australia

長體胸指 , Mandarin Chinese , China

长体胸指 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Latridae

Genus: Dactylophora

Species: Dactylophora nigricans (Richardson, 1850)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Eastern Indian to Western Pacific: in the southern coasts of Australia.

Biology

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Found in seagrass beds and near rocky outcrops (Ref. 9563). Feeds on polychaetes, isopods, amphipods and brown algae. Flesh of smaller fish is excellent eating, but its quality deteriorates with age (Ref. 2156).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

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Harmless