About
Snook are a prized eating species across southern Australian where it occurs in bays and estuaries.Locally very common from hard up against the rocky shore line near Tomahawk Island to across the grass beds throughout the bay.
Locally very common from hard up against the rocky shore line near Tomahawk Island to across the grass beds throughout the bay.
Identification
A silvery green barracuda becoming silver to white below, with greenish or pale yellowish-green fins the body is very slender, almost cylindrical, with a protruding lower jaw, a large mouth containing fang-like teeth, two widely separated short based triangular dorsal fins, and a short based triangular anal fin.Size
Can grow up to 110cmHabitat
Reef edges that adjoin patchy seagrass and sandDistribution
Southern Australia From WA to NSW including TasmaniaGallery
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Local Sightings
3 recorded sightings in and around the area.
References & citations (2)
- Bray, D.J. & Schultz, S. 2019, Sphyraena novaehollandiae in Fishes of Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
- The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
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