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Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Achoerodus: Greek, a = without; also with the meaning of copulative particle = with + Greek, choiros = pig + Greek, odous = teeth+B103 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Gould (1804–1881) was the son of a gardener at Windsor Castle who became an illustrious British ornithologist, artist and taxidermist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 65 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to South Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 65.3 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 175 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563); max. published weight: 39.0 kg (Ref. 119468); max. reported age: 70 years (Ref. 94078)
Adults are found on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563). They inhabit rocky areas and feeds on small crabs, fish, mollusks and starfish (Ref. 2156). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Protogynous (Ref. 94078).
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.1 - 28, mean 18.2 °C (based on 214 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00558 - 0.01634), b=3.06 (2.91 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 13.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 12.2 [5.9, 23.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.432 [0.235, 0.794] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [16.9, 22.0] %; Omega3 = 0.175 [0.098, 0.316] g/100g; Selenium = 24 [11, 46] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.1 [7.8, 95.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.554 [0.379, 0.892] mg/100g (wet weight);
