Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical; 24°S - 27°S (Ref. 75154)
Indo-Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
A benthic (Ref. 75154) and rare species that is probably benthopelagic (Ref. 34024). Adults inhabit the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 75154). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Rarely in markets (Ref. 34024).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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