Sergeant Baker
noun Australian
A brightly coloured edible marine fish with two elongated dorsal fin rays, occurring in warm Australian coastal waters.
- Aulopus purpurissatus, family Aulopidae.
- You can determine the sex of the Sergeant Baker by the males having a much longer ray on the first dorsal fin than the females.
Origin
Late 19th century: of unknown origin.
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