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Blacktip Rockcod
Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
A Blacktip Rockcod at a depth of 23 m, Ribbon Reef #3, Great Barrier Reef off Cooktown, Queensland, June 2002. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
A Blacktip Rockcod at a depth of 22 m, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef off Port Douglas, Queensland, June 2002. Photo © E. Schlögl. View larger image.
The Blacktip Rockcod can be recognised by its colouration. It is grey to pinkish with five dusky to red bars on the body. The membrane separating the tips of the dorsal fin spines is black.
This species grows to 35 cm in length.
It occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia the Blacktip Rockcod is known from off the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north, and south to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
