Species ID
View AllSouthern Blue Devil
( Paraplesiops meleagris )
Description
Other names
Southern Bluedevil, Blue Devilfish, Blue Devil Fish, Bluedevil, Western Blue Devil
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Plesiopidae (longfins, roundheads or spiny basslets)
- Can grow to 33cm in length
- Endemic to in Australia’s temperate waters from VIC to WA
- Can live for over 50 years
- Often seen in caves by divers
- Caught when fishing over reefy ground
