Image: Potbelly Leatherjackets
A large male (40 cm to 50 cm underwater length estimation) Potbelly Leatherjacket at a depth of 15 m at 'The Nursery', north-east side of Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, New South Wales, December 2003.
- Photographer:
- Tim Hochgrebe
- Rights:
- © Tim Hochgrebe
- Common name:
- Potbelly Leatherjacket
- Scientific name:
- Pseudomonacanthus peroni
- Family:
- Monacanthidae
- Order:
- Tetraodontiformes
Additional information
The fish in the lower right of the image is a female. It is smaller with larger spots. The male is swimming around the female, probably in a display of dominance.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Pseudomonacanthus peroni, Potbelly Leatherjacket, Monacanthidae,
