Image Bank - Fishes
Beaked Salmon,Swimming
Reference |
IB0864 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Beaked Salmon - GONORYNCHIDAE |
Common Name |
Beaked Salmon,Swimming |
Scientific Name |
Gonorynchus greyi |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Beaked Salmons prefer sandy substrates in which they forage with their pointed snout, feeding on small benthic invertebrates.The specimen illustrated here is a dark form from an estuary in the south-west of Australia, but many are a light sandy colour. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |