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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Paraplesiops: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, plesios = neighbour + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alison Kuiter is the junior author’s wife. In a news article (2004) he explained that “…She was the one who saw it [the fish] first”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hoese & Kuiter.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife, usually 5 - 20 m (Ref. 27115). Temperate; 16°C - 20°C (Ref. 27115)
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
Southwest Pacific: endemic to southern Australia and Tasmania.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 33839)
Adults are benthic species which occur inshore (Ref. 7300). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).