Redbanded perch

Redbanded perch
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Genus:	Hypoplectrodes
Species:	H. huntii
Binomial name
Hypoplectrodes huntii (Hector, 1875)
Synonyms
Plectropoma huntii Hector, 1875 Ellerkeldia huntii (Hector, 1875)

The redbanded perch (Hypoplectrodes huntii) is a sea bass of the genus Hypoplectrodes, found in south eastern Australia, and the North Island and northern South Island of New Zealand, at depths between 5 and 100 m, its length is between 10 and 20 cm. The diet of the redbanded perch depends on the local and seasonal variations in the environment. This may effect its foraging behavior, however they have been observed to prey on small fish and crabs. This species was first formally described as Plectropoma huntii in 1875 with the type locality given as the Chatham Islands. The specific name honours F. Hunt who presented the type specimen to James Hector.

References

• "Hypoplectrodes huntii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypoplectrodes huntii". FishBase. January 2006 version.
• Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
• Jones, G. P. “Contribution to the Biology of the Redbanded Perch, Ellerkeldia Huntii (Hector), with a Discussion on Hermaphroditism.” Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 17, no. 2, 1980, pp. 197–207., doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb02753.x.