Callanthias australis (male) Northern splendid perch { 12 images } Created 3 Jun 2012
Callanthias australis (Northern splendid perch).
Underwater Photography of Callanthias australis (Northern splendid perch).
Underwater Photos by New Zealand South Pacific Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Family: Serranidae (Groupers).
Distribution: Western Pacific: off New Zealand and temperate waters off Australia; also known from one collection made northeast of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and from one collection in the Chesterfield Island region of the Coral Sea; may reach Indonesian waters.
Occurrence: Kermadec Islands; Three Kings to Castle Point and Wesport.
Size: 30 cm.
Food: Plankton, crustaceans.
Underwater Photography of Callanthias australis (Northern splendid perch).
Underwater Photos by New Zealand South Pacific Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Family: Serranidae (Groupers).
Distribution: Western Pacific: off New Zealand and temperate waters off Australia; also known from one collection made northeast of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and from one collection in the Chesterfield Island region of the Coral Sea; may reach Indonesian waters.
Occurrence: Kermadec Islands; Three Kings to Castle Point and Wesport.
Size: 30 cm.
Food: Plankton, crustaceans.
