Distribution: Native to Southern Australia

Habitat: Sandy and silty bottoms, usually in sheltered bays or moderately exposed coastal areas

Max Depth: 0 - 150 m (Bray, 2001)

Size: 75 cm

Colour: Body is greyish on top and paler underneath with two dark vertical bands or saddles across the back. A large dark smudge below the eye. Markings fade with age

Body: Large squarish, bony head, robust body, tapering to the tail Head has upturned mouth, eyes on top of the head Pectoral fins are large, with a stout spine on top of fin base

Diet: Carnivore

Reproduction:

Details: Nocturnal AnimalCan be aggressive to divers. “A large spine projecting backwards above the gill opening is reportly venomous” Under UV light the head looks like a scull.