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Aetapcus maculatus (Günther, 1861) Warty prowfish |
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photo by
Good, P. |
| Family: | Pataecidae (Australian prowfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 21 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to Tasmania. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits rock reef. Benthic (Ref. 75154). In shallow coastal waters, occasionally taken by anglers (Ref. 557). Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||