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Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Etymology: Scortum: Latin, scortum = harlot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Walter Hill (1820–1904) was a Scottish botanist who became the first Curator (aka Superintendent) of the Brisbane Botanical Gardens. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Castelnau.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; potamodrom (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 17°S - 23°S
Oceania: Endemic to Australia. Known from the northern Gulf of Carpentaria drainages, Queensland, Australia; Norman, Dawson and Fitzroy Rivers.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 44894); common length : 25.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5259); max. veröff. Gewicht: 1.0 kg (Ref. 2906)
Adults inhabit a variety of conditions ranging from brackish estuaries to clear or turbid flowing streams and still pools. Usually in schools feeding on benthic mussels and algae (Ref. 5259, 44894). Temp. range: 12-37.5°C (Ref. 7318, 44894). Form shoals near the bottom (Ref. 44894). Spawn in summer floods (November, water temp. of 26-28°C) after nocturnal upstream migration. Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205). Maturity: M, 25 cm SL; F, >30 cm SL; 50,000 eggs per kg; non-adhesive eggs, 2.5-4.0 mm diameter (Ref. 7317).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Eggs are guarded and fanned 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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01660 (0.00632 - 0.04360), b=2.99 (2.76 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.20 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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