Blackflash ribbonfish
(Trachipterus jacksonensis)
General data
Scientific names:
Blackflash ribbonfish
Local names:
Southern Ribbonfish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Subtropical, Temperate
Large oceanic fishes with brilliant silvery skin and bright red fins. Southern Ribbonfish have a long, compressed body that tapers to a very narrow tail base, large eyes, a large very protrusible mouth, and a long-based dorsal fin extending from the top of head with a high crest at the front in young. Juveniles have a large red caudal fin, and long, fan-like pelvic fins that reduce with growth to become small tubercles in adults. They also have several large black blotches or spots on the side: usually 3-4 above the lateral line, and 1-2 below.
