Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 120 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found on offshore rocky reefs (Ref. 9563). Juveniles found in estuaries, small protected coves in very shallow depths, large adults more in the open (Ref. 9002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16 - 20.4, mean 17.9 °C (based on 186 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.00909 - 0.06048), b=2.99 (2.76 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 77.6 [43.1, 137.1] mg/100g; Iron = 1.01 [0.59, 1.70] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.6, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.287 [0.182, 0.456] g/100g; Selenium = 28.8 [15.3, 56.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.69 [2.72, 27.94] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.659 [0.473, 0.950] mg/100g (wet weight);