Author: (Richardson & Solander, 1842)
FBname: Red gurnard perch
Comments: Occur on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563).  Two forms exist in New South Wales, Australia.  The inshore form is dominant in depths less than 300 m and the offshore form is most common in deeper waters (Ref. 30468).  Juveniles of both forms are caught near the edge of the continental shelf by fishers targeting royal red prawns (<i>Haliporoides sibogae</i>) in Australia, but their full distribution is unknown (Ref. 6390).  Reproduction in ocean perch is distinctive in that fertilization is internal (Ref. 6390, 34817).  Feed on squid, shrimps and fish (Ref. 6390).  Head and dorsal-fin spines are venomous (Ref. 33616).  Sold whole and chilled on the domestic fresh fish markets (Ref. 6390).