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Red Indian Fish

Reference

IB1409

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Prowfishes - PATAECIDAE

Common Name

Red Indian Fish

Scientific Name

Pataecus fronto

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Prowfishes inhabit sheltered coastal waters and are found on reefs, amongst vegetation and sponge gardens. The Red Indian fish grows to about 30 cm in length on deeper reefs.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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