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Odacidae (Cales and weed-whitings)
Etymology: Siphonognathus: Greek, siphon = tube + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Richardson.
Issue
Type locality: King Georges Sound, Western Australia.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 75154). Subtropical; 32°S - 42°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Perth, Western Australia to Flinders Island, Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6185)
Apparently restricted to areas with thick growths of seagrass such as Posidonia, within embayments and relatively sheltered waters.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gomon, M.F. and J.R. Paxton, 1985. A revision of the Odacidae, a temperate Australian-New Zealand labroid fish family. Indo-Pac. Fish. (8):57 p. (Ref. 6185)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.6 - 18.5, mean 17.1 °C (based on 50 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5159 [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): 2.6 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 114 [62, 212] mg/100g; Iron = 1.13 [0.67, 2.00] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.2, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.189 [0.108, 0.328] g/100g; Selenium = 27.2 [13.9, 55.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.45 [2.87, 31.62] μg/100g; Zinc = 1 [1, 1] mg/100g (wet weight);