Dusky Leatherjacket, Paramonacanthus otisensis

Scientific name: Paramonacanthus otisensis
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A male Dusky Leatherjacket photographed at night at a depth of 7 m, Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park, New South Wales, February 2010. To the right of the fish is a Sea Pen, probably a Great Sea Pen, Sarcoptilus grandis. Image: Dave Harasti
© Dave Harasti

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Paramonacanthus
    Species
    otisensis
    Family
    Monacanthidae
Dusky Leatherjacket, Paramonacanthus otisensis
A male Dusky Leatherjacket photographed at night at a depth of 7 m, Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park, New South Wales, February 2010. To the right of the fish is a Sea Pen, probably a Great Sea Pen, Sarcoptilus grandis. Image: Dave Harasti
© Dave Harasti

A male Dusky Leatherjacket photographed at night at a depth of 7 m, Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park, New South Wales, February 2010.  To the right of the fish is a Sea Pen, probably a Great Sea Pen, Sarcoptilus grandis.