Girella tricuspidata
Luderick
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Kyphosidae
Genus
Girella
Species
Girella tricuspidata
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 71 cm (FL) - applies to Usually around 35cm TL.
Depth range
- From 0 m to 20 m
Synonyms
Comments
Angling for Luderick has a 'cult-like' following. Long, flexible rods, very small hooks and pencil floats are commonly used, with green weed the preferred bait. Most luderick are caught in winter.
by Damon Bolton
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
They favor estuarine (including mangroves), rocky reef and inshore, coastal water habitats, they flourish in seagrass areas. Ludericks are moderately sedentary, schooling fish.
Behaviour
Move between and within estuaries and coastal lakes, with a more pronounced movement or migration occurring prior to spawning. They are daytime foragers which rove about in large groups browsing over algal beds and rocky reef in shallow water, feeding primarily on seagrasses, Filamentous algae and cabbage weed.
