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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Nerophinae
Etymology: Maroubra: Vernacular name, Australia; marou = pathway + ora = place, country; it is the aboriginal route from Botany to Port Jackson.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 15 m (Ref. 5316). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to southern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 6 - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5316)
Found in rocky areas. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males may brood at 5.6 cm SL.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15 - 23.3, mean 17.8 °C (based on 334 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00085 (0.00032 - 0.00224), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
