Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical; 30°S - 44°S, 110°E - 160°E
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Found in seagrass beds and on rocky reefs. Females resemble the rough leatherjacket Scobinichthys granulatus (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.6 - 20.6, mean 17.2 °C (based on 92 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00956 - 0.04164), b=2.93 (2.76 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 81.5 [32.3, 213.2] mg/100g; Iron = 1.28 [0.50, 3.15] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [15.4, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.214 [0.091, 0.462] g/100g; Selenium = 27 [11, 67] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.37 [1.71, 30.92] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.97 [0.61, 1.63] mg/100g (wet weight);