Striped trumpeter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Latridae |
Genus: | Latris |
Species: | L. forsteri |
Binomial name | |
Latris forsteri (Castelnau, 1872) |
The striped trumpeter, Latris forsteri, is a trumpeter of the family Latridae, found off southern Australia, and around New Zealand, at depths of from 50 to 300 m. Its length is between 60 and 120 cm, and the maximum recorded weight is 25 kg.