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Gonorynchidae (Beaked salmons)
Etymology: Gonorynchus: Greek, gonia (γονια) = angle, corner + Greek, rhyngchos (or rhúnkhos - ῥύγχος) = snout (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir George Grey (1812–1898) was a soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier and scholar. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Richardson.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 160 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical; 25°S - 44°S, 110°E - 79°W
South Pacific: Southwest Pacific: Australia, Norfolk I. and Lord Howe I., New Zealand, and Kermadec Islands (Ref. 8879); Southeast Pacific: Desventuradas Is. (Ref. 89357)..
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9563)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 10 - 11; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 7 - 8; Vértebras: 59 - 61.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Adults are benthic fishes in shallow estuaries and outer shelf; juveniles are pelagic in open ocean. They bury themselves head first when disturbed (Ref. 33838). White flesh is firm and of good flavor.
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: de interesse potencial
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 14.5 - 22.4, mean 16.8 °C (based on 344 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.1 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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