Sphyraena novaehollandiae, Adult, SA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Sphyraena novaehollandiae, St Leonards, VIC, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Member of the barracuda family, the species can be recognised by its elongate body with two short dorsal fins that approximately match the positions of the ventral and anal fines. The snook is a fast moving carnivore that generally lives near the sea surface and will take a trolled bait. The species is also occasionally seen by divers along reef edges that adjoin patchy seagrass and sand.
Information
Max Size: 100 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 11.6-22.9°C
Depth: 0-20m
Habitat: Open ocean, Rocky Reef, Seagrass, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
Copyright to the photographs on this site belongs solely to the credited photographers. Any requests for usage can be directed to the photographer through
[email protected].