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Old Wife In the early days, Sailors called this fish, Old Wife for the sound it makes grinding it's teeth when caught on a hook and line, which they think sounds like a grumbling old wife! Adelaide,Australia,Enoplosus armatus,Fish,Old wife,South Australia Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Old Wife

In the early days, Sailors called this fish, Old Wife for the sound it makes grinding it's teeth when caught on a hook and line, which they think sounds like a grumbling old wife!

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The Old wife

"Enoplosus armatus", the old wife, is a species of perciform fish endemic to the temperate coastal waters of Australia. It is the only modern species in the family Enoplosidae.

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Similar species: Centrarchiformes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Dec 11, 2024. Captured Nov 9, 2024 15:25.
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  • TG-7
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO250
  • 11.88mm