Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) >
Pataecidae (Australian prowfishes)
Etymology: Aetapcus: Perhaps a translocation of genus Pataecus , see under Pataecus.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 557)
Inhabits rock reef. Benthic (Ref. 75154). In shallow coastal waters, occasionally taken by anglers (Ref. 557). Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wheeler, A., 1977. Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Human uses
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15 - 20.2, mean 17.1 °C (based on 108 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.1250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 70.2 [33.7, 144.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.407 [0.202, 0.782] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [16, 18] %; Omega3 = 0.613 [0.255, 1.714] g/100g; Selenium = 12.2 [5.3, 29.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.8 [6.9, 82.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.722 [0.498, 1.056] mg/100g (wet weight);