Old Wife (species: Enoplosus armatus) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)
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Enoplosus armatus
Old Wife


©Richard Ling: A pair of Old Wife (Enoplosus armatus) fishes

©John Turnbull: Old Wife (Enoplosus armatus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Enoplosidae
Genus Enoplosus
Species Enoplosus armatus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 50 cm (TL)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 90 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Juveniles live in estuaries while adults occur in estuaries and on inshore and offshore rocky reefs and seagrass beds. Found either in large schools, in pairs or as solitary individuals.

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