Old Wife
Enoplosus armatus (White, 1790)
Enoplosidae
(Alecto Facsimile Edition - Plate 34)

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41. Old Wife. Enoplosus armatus (White, 1790) [W,P&M]
339 x 511 mm
The habitat of the old wife is the coastal waters of southern Australia where it may live in large
schools or as solitary individuals. The fish Bauer drew was caught in the Great Australian Bight
on 24 January 1802.
It got its common name – old wife – apparently from its habit of grinding its teeth when caught,
said to resemble the grumblings of an old woman!
W&M : 326, 342; W,P&M : 56-7