Schuettea scalaripinnis is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes.

Its common names include eastern pomfred, or ladder-finned pomfret.

[1][2] A small schooling species up to 24 cm long, found in coastal areas off southern New South Wales to central Queensland.

Often seen in large schools off sheltered rocky ledges.

[3] "video of pomfrets at Fairy Bower Beach, Youtube - "pseudechis"".