FishverifiedLeast Concern

Microcanthus strigatus

(Cuvier, 1831)

Footballer

Also known as: Stripey, Western Stripey, Convict Fish, Eastern Stripey

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–140 m

Max size

16.2 cm

Max weight

135 g

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Centrarchiformes

Family

Kyphosidae

Where to find it

common

occasional

Other species in Kyphosidae

Neatypus obliquus

Footballer Sweep

Neoscorpis lithophilus

Stone-Bream

Girella punctata

Largescale Blackfish

Kyphosus cinerascens

Blue Sea Chub

Microcanthus joyceae

East-Australian Stripey

Kyphosus gladius

Gladius Chub

Kyphosus sandwicensis

Kyphosus pacificus

Pacific Chub