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Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes)
Etymology: Echinophryne: Greek, echinos = sea urchin, hedgehog + Greek, phryne = toad (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lewis C ‘Lou’ Reynolds of Melbourne collected the holotype (1983) and a paratype in southern Australia. We have no further details of him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 20 m (Ref. 57178). Temperate; 34°S - 40°S, 116°E - 147°E (Ref. 57382)
Indo-Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 33839)
A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which occurs inshore (Ref. 7300, 75154); associated with sponges (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Oviparous.
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
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.2 - 18.4, mean 16.8 °C (based on 107 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
