Greycheek Basslet
Lepidoperca caesiopercula
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A small basslet of inshore continental shelf waters around southern Australia. Like others in its family it hovers near rocky reef and picks zooplankton drifting past in the current.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Anthiadidae › Lepidoperca
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 314748.
FAQ
- Is the Greycheek Basslet dangerous to divers?
- The Greycheek Basslet is harmless to divers.