South Australian Cobbler
Gymnapistes marmoratus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,004
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The South Australian cobbler (Gymnapistes marmoratus), better known as the soldier but also known as the cobbler, devilfish or soldierfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a waspfish, belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae which is classified within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is endemic to southern Australia. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Gymnapistes.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “South Australian cobbler”.