Latridopsis forsteri

Bastard trumpeter
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Latridae
Genus:	Latridopsis
Species:	L. forsteri
Binomial name
	Latridopsis forsteri; (Castelnau, 1872)
Synonyms
	Latris forsteri Castelnau, 1872; Platystethus huttonii Günther, 1876;

Latridopsis forsteri, the bastard trumpeter or copper moki, is a species of trumpeter native to the eastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean around Australia(Robe, South Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania[1]) and New Zealand. This species is found at depths of from 20 to 160 metres (66 to 525 ft) over the continental shelf. It can reach a length of 65 centimetres (26 in) TL. This species is commercially important.[2]

Bastard trumpeter Latridopsis forsteri at Ile des Phoques, Tasmania

Latridopsis forsteri at Ile des Phoques

References

Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Latridopsis forsteri" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

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[Edgar_2008-1] Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Latridopsis forsteri" in FishBase. December 2013 version.