Six-spine Leatherjacket
Meuschenia freycineti
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,816
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Meuschenia freycineti, commonly called the sixspine leatherjacket. Other names include, Freycinet's leatherjacket, grey leatherjacket, orange-spotted leatherjacket, reef leatherjacket, six-spine leatherjacket, six-spined leatherjacket, Skottowe's leatherjacket and variable leatherjacket. It grows to a length of about 60 cm (24 in).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Meuschenia freycineti”.