Animal Species:Sergeant Baker, Hime purpurissatus Richardson,
1843 The Sergeant Baker is probably named after Governor
Phillip's orderly sergeant, William Baker. The species is
commonly seen by divers in on the New South Wales coast. The
Sergeant Baker can be recognised by its long tapering body,
blotched colouration and its behaviour. The species is commonly
observed by divers as it perches on the substrate with its head
raised. Adult males and females are easy to tell apart. Several
of the anterior rays of the first dorsal fin are greatly
elongated in males, nearly reaching the adipose fin. The
elongated dorsal fin rays can be seen in the middle image. The
Sergeant Baker is probably named after Governor Phillip's
orderly sergeant, William Baker. Sergeant Baker came to
Australia as a Corporal of Marines on the transport ship
Charlotte. He was reported to have been a keen fisherman, and
possibly the first white settler to have caught this species. It
grows to about 68 cm in length. This species is endemic to