Southern Silverbelly
Parequula melbournensis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 618
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
Description
Parequula melbournensis, the silverbelly, Melbourne silver biddy or silver biddy, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Garreidae, the mojarras. The species was first described by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1872. It is native to the coastal waters of southern Australia at depths from 3 to 100 m (10 to 330 ft). This species can reach 22 cm (8.7 in) in total length.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Parequula melbournensis”.