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Common names: Australian pineapplefish, Coat-of-mail fish, Knightfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from One Tree Island, Queensland (23°30'S) to eastern Tasmania (42°S) and from off Eucla to Rowley Shoals (18°26'S), Western Australia. Also Ref. 2334, 9563.
National Checklist:
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: Johnson, J.W., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pineapplefish, Knight fish, Pineapplefish, ... more

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> Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Monocentridae (Pinecone fishes)
Etymology: Cleidopus: Greek, kleis, -idos = key + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).

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

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 6 - 200 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical; 10°S - 40°S

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Easten Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2334)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 5 - 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 11 - 12. Scale modified as armor of bony scutes; pale yellow to whitish with conspicuous black outlines on scales forming a network pattern; a pale luminescent organ on the side of lower jaw.

Found in caves and under ledges of rocky, occasionally coral-reef habitats (Ref. 9710). Also in muddy substrates (Ref. 9563).

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 December 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: saknar intresse; Akvarium: Kommersiell

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 16 - 26.2, mean 19.8 (based on 161 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).

Cleidopus gloriamaris DeVis, 1882