Silver sweep

Silver sweep
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Scorpis
Species: S. lineolata
Binomial name
Scorpis lineolata
Kner, 1865

The silver sweep, Scorpis lineolata, is a species of sea chub native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand. Silver sweep are a common fish on the east coast of Australia, particularly in New South Wales[1]. It is highly regarded in the aquarium industry for its silver colour with black bar pattern on it , they can be found at high end aquarium stores with a pristine patterned sweep have been known to be sold for upwards of a thousand dollars. Adults are found on coastal reefs at depths down to at least 50 metres[1][2], while juveniles inhabit tide pools and can be found in the brackish waters of estuaries. This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Fetterplace, Lachlan C.; Turnbull, John W.; Knott, Nathan A.; Hardy, Natasha A. (28 August 2018). "Natural History Report. The Devil in the Deep: Expanding the Known Habitat of a Rare and Protected Fish". European Journal of Ecology. 4 (1): 22–29. doi:10.2478/eje-2018-0003.
  2. ↑ Fetterplace, LC; Knott, N (2018). "Dataset: Offshore Reef Fishes of South Coast NSW". figshare. Ver1. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5947012.v1.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Scorpis lineolata" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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