Image: Dusky Leatherjacket, Paramonacanthus otisensis

A male Dusky Leatherjacket photographed at night at a depth of 7 m, Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park, New South Wales, February 2010.  To the right of the fish is a Sea Pen, probably a Great Sea Pen, Sarcoptilus grandis.

Photographer:

Dave Harasti

Rights:

© Dave Harasti

Common name:

Dusky Leatherjacket

Scientific name:

Paramonacanthus otisensis

Family:

Monacanthidae

Order:

Tetraodontiformes

Last Updated: 21 March 2013

Tags fishes, ichthyology, Paramonacanthus otisensis, Dusky Leatherjacket, Monacanthidae, pale, brownish, greyish, blotches, marine, long tail, flatfish,