Redbanded perch

The redbanded perch, Hypoplectrodes huntii, is a sea bass of the genus Hypoplectrodes, found in south eastern Australia, and the North Island and northern South Island of New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 100 metres.

The Redbanded perch lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 100 m environment.

The redbanded perch, Hypoplectrodes huntii, is a sea bass of the genus Hypoplectrodes, found in south eastern Australia, and the North Island and northern South Island of New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 100 metres. Its length is between 10 and 20 cm. More

redbanded perch and others of this family they change colour as they change sex and hence males and females have completely different colour patterns. Females are an almost uniform orange-red, tinged with purple on the fins and head, and with a bright red pectoral fin base. More

Common names

Redbanded perch in English

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Genus : Hypoplectrodes
Species : Hypoplectrodes huntii
Authority : Hector, 1875