Eastern Fortescue
Centropogon australis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 932
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Eastern fortescue (Centropogon australis), also known as the fortesque, Southern fortescue, fortie or Southern bullrout, is a species of ray-finned fish, a waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is found the coastal waters of eastern Australia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern fortescue”.