Brachaluteres jacksonianus, Pigmy leatherjacket

Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Pigmy leatherjacket
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Brachaluteres: Greek, brachys = short + Latin, luteus = yellow (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 73 m (Ref. 86942). Temperate

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Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in estuaries, coastal reefs and offshore islands (Ref. 9563).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Hutchins, Barry | Collaborators

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 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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