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The Blue-lined Rockcod can be recognised by its colouration. It is a dark yellow-brown with blue lines on the head, body and fins. There are blue spots on the snout, lower part of the head and thorax.
It grows to 34 cm in length.
This species occurs in tropical marine waters of the East-Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it is known from northwestern Western Australia and possibly the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.
The Blue-lined Rockcod is also called the Bluelined Hind.
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Further reading:
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Heemstra, P.C. & J.E. Randall. 1993. Groupers of the World. (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Grouper, Rockcod, Hind, Coral Grouper and Lyretail Species Known to Date. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. FAO. Rome. Pp. 382.
- Heemstra, P.C. & J.E. Randall. Serranidae in Carpenter, K.E. & V.H. Niem. 1999. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO. Rome Pp. iii-v, 2069-2790.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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Above and below:A Blue-lined Rockcod a depth of 15 m, Mak Chantik, Redang, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, April, 2001. View larger image. Photo: Erik Schlögl.
A Blue-lined Rockcod a depth of 14 m, Mini Mount, Redang, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, April, 2001. View larger image. Photo: Erik Schlögl.
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