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Aplodactylus westralis Russell, 1987

Western seacarp
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Common names: Cockatoo morwong, Western Australian seacarp, Western seacarp
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Russell, B.C., 1987
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Western Australia and South Australia (Ref. 75154).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Russell, B.C., 1987
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Common names from other countries

小口鹰, Cockatoo morwong, Western Australian seacarp, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Aplodactylidae (Marblefishes)
Etymology: Aplodactylus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335);  westralis: From its distribution in south-western Australia..

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 20 m (Ref. 9816).   Subtropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Rottnest Island to Twilight Cove, Great Australian Bight in Western Australia; Stenhouse Bay, York Peninsula, South Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9816)

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Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 34

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Common in weedy reef areas (Ref. 9816, 86913).

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

Russell, B.C., 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). J. Nat. Hist. 34(1):2157-2171. (Ref. 86913)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.5 - 21.1, mean 17.8 (based on 148 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00190 - 0.01153), b=3.14 (2.92 - 3.36), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).