Species ID
View AllSergeant Baker
( Aulopus purpurissatus )
Description
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Aulopidae (flagfins)
- Can grow to 60cm in length
- Distinguishing by large dorsal fins which are extended in males
- Found in Australia’s Southern waters between QLD and WA
- Bottom-dwelling
- Frequents coastal and deep reef environments
- Will readily take bait or lures
- Their white fillets make superb bait for snapper and other demersal fish
- Poor eating
