Old Wife
Enoplosus armatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,426
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Enoplosus armatus, commonly referred to as the old wife (plural: old wives), is a species of centrarchiform ray-finned fish endemic to the temperate coastal waters of Australia. It is the only genus and species in the family Enoplosidae. It has a deep and compressed body and concave forehead.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Old wife”.