Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australian waters (southern Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania). Southwest Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 36.3, range 33 - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Found on offshore and deepwater reefs (Ref. 9563). Feeds at mid-water on zooplankton (Ref. 26966).
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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