Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9003). Temperate
Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9003)
Occurs in rock pools and subtidal area down to 30 m (Ref. 9003). Inhabits kelp beds, sometimes with loose weeds on sand; also in coastal bays. Feeds on weed dwelling crustaceans and small fish (Ref. 9003). Viviparous (Ref. 94108).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.9 - 23.3, mean 18.3 °C (based on 122 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00280 - 0.01185), b=3.18 (3.00 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 53.5 [27.7, 99.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.328 [0.183, 0.606] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [16.6, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.386 [0.179, 0.789] g/100g; Selenium = 11.8 [4.9, 27.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 27.7 [6.7, 111.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.793 [0.532, 1.181] mg/100g (wet weight);
