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Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes)
Etymology: Echinophryne: Greek, echinos = sea urchin, hedgehog + Greek, phryne = toad (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alexander Morton gave no etymology or any clue to Mitchell’s identity. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 70 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate; 38°S - 47°S, 147°E - 152°E (Ref. 57381)
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to southern Australia, from Wilson's Promontory, Victoria to Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6773)
A benthic (Ref. 75154) and temperate species (Ref. 7300) found inshore on reefs (Ref. 7300, 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous.
Pietsch, T.W. and D.B. Grobecker, 1987. Frogfishes of the world. Systematics, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 420 p. (Ref. 6773)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
