Australian Herring, Arripis georgianus (Valenciennes, 1831)

Scientific name: Arripis georgianus
Alternative name/s:
Bull Herring, Herring, Rough, Roughy, Ruff, Sea Herring, Tommy, Tommy Rough, Tommy Ruff, Western Herring
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    Mark McGrouther
  • Updated
    21/12/20
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Western Australian Salmon and Australian Herring Click to enlarge image
A 26 cm long Western Australian Salmon and a 20 cm long Australian Herring caught on hook and line (prawn bait) at a depth of 6 m, Rockingham Public Wharf, Western Australia, 11 April 2010. Image: Justin McKenzie
© Justin McKenzie

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Arripis
    Species
    georgianus
    Family
    Arripidae
    Order
    Perciformes
    Class
    Actinopterygii
    Subphylum
    Vertebrata
    Phylum
    Chordata
  • Size Range
    40 cm
Australian Herring, Arripis georgianus

A 20 cm long Australian Herring caught on hook and line (prawn bait) at a depth of 6 m, Rockingham Public Wharf, Western Australia, 11 April 2010.

Image: Justin McKenzie
© Justin McKenzie

The Australian Herring is a schooling Australian endemic species,

Habitat

The Australian Herring lives in temperate coastal waters.

Distribution

The species occurs from south-western Western Australia to the central coast of New South Wales.

This map shows species occurrence observations from data recorded in the Atlas of Living Australia.

References

  1. Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.