Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 70 - 490 m (Ref. 6390). Subtropical; 27°S - 41°S
Indo-Pacific: endemic to the southern waters of Australia, from Marrawah in northwestern Tasmania to latitude 27°S off Western Australia. This species has been confused with Platycephalus speculator until recently.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm 40.0, range 45 - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 6390); 94.0 cm TL (female); max. veröff. Gewicht: 0.00 g; max. veröff. Alter: 20 Jahre (Ref. 6390)
Occurs on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563). Feeds primarily on fish, crustaceans and squid (Ref. 6390). Probably forms aggregations by sex (Ref. 27192). Sold as fresh, chilled, or frozen fillets in the domestic market.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 12.7 - 15.8, mean 14.4 °C (based on 15 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00246 - 0.01120), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (tm=4-6; tmax=20).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).