Tomato Rock Cod, colour. Cephalophosis sonnerati. Grant's "Guide to Fishes" (1965) p.49 and 66

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Artwork by George Coates

The Tomato Rockcod is a deep bodied species with a hump-headed appearance. It is red to orange-red or brown, sometimes with brown, red or white spots. It grows to about 58 cm in length.

The species occurs in the Indo-West and Central Pacific regions. It is a benthic species that occurs in coral reef and tropical inshore waters at depths from about 30 m to 100 m.

In Australia it is found in tropical waters from the central coast of Western Australia to southern Queensland. They feed on small fishes and crustaceans including shrimps, crabs and stomatopods.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 5967

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