Orange lined perch (Lepidoperca) is a Tasmanian species which has also been collected as deep as 500 m on the Chatham Rise. It appears to live in family groups in shallow water only in Preservation and Chalky Inlets. (Inset) Pink soft coral covering a dead branch of black coral. The tiny 1 cm long arms each have eight tentacles with stinging cells used to capture tiny plankton.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 12
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67Orange lined perch (Lepidoperca) is a Tasmanian species which has also been collected as deep as 500 m on the Chatham Rise. It appears to live in family groups in shallow water only in Preservation and Chalky Inlets. (Inset) Pink soft coral covering a dead branch of black coral. The tiny 1 cm long arms each have eight tentacles with stinging cells used to capture tiny plankton. Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 12
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