- Neatypus obliquus
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Neatypus obliquus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Percoidei Superfamily: Percoidea Family: Kyphosidae Subfamily: Microcanthinae Genus: Neatypus
Waite, 1905Species: N. obliquus
Waite, 1905Species Neatypus obliquus
Neatypus obliquus, the sole species in genus Neatypus, is a marine fish that is endemic to southern reefs of Australia. It is placed in the Kyphosidae family and informally known as the Western Footballer.
The compressed body is silvery-blue, with orange to yellow diagonal striping that is bordered by a brownish black; fins match the shade of yellowy-orange. They reach a maximum length of 0.24 meters.
It occurs near inshore and offshore reefs of the southern Australia coast in active and large schools. The range is from Shark Bay, Western Australia to Flinders Island, South Australia. They feed on unspecified benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.
Other species of its family are known as 'footballers', for the similarity to footballer's striped jumpers, and this species is also known as the Footballer sweep. Neatypus obliquus was first described by Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1905.[1]
References
- ^ Waite, E. R. 1905 Notes on fishes from Western Australia.--No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum v. 6 (no. 2): 55-82, Pls. 8-17.
- Morrison, Sue; Storrie, Ann (1999). Wonders of Western Waters. Como, Western Australia: Department of Conservation and Land Management. pp. 119. ISBN 0 7309 6894 4.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Neatypus obliquus" in FishBase. May 2008 version.
- "Neatypus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=645393. Retrieved December 2008.
External links
Data related to Neatypus obliquus at Wikispecies- McGrouther, M. (November 2004). "Footballer Sweep Neatypus obliquus Waite, 1905". Find a Fish. Australian Museum. http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/nobliquus.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
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