Rough Leatherjacket (species: Scobinichthys granulatus) in Sydney Marine Life (Gaia Guide)

Sydney Marine Life > Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Scobinichthys granulatus (gallery)

Scobinichthys granulatus

Rough Leatherjacket

©John Turnbull: Rough Leatherjacket (Scobinichthys granulatus), Fairy Bower, Sydney, Australia

©Sarah Speight: Rough Leatherjacket (Scobinichthys granulatus)

©Sascha Schulz

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Actinopterygii

Order Tetraodontiformes

Family Monacanthidae

Genus Scobinichthys

Species Scobinichthys granulatus

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Animalia: Yellowfin Leatherjacket (species: Meuschenia trachylepis)
Unlike Meuschenia trachylepis, Scobinichthys granulatus has coarse skin; a lack of spines on the caudal peduncle (Yellowfin males have four spines); and the blue/black tail pattern (Yellowfins have a white and yellow tail). (John Turnbull)

Seagrass beds in bays, estuaries or reefs near the coast