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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Paramonacanthus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha ) thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 5 - 36 m (Ref. 33065). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: Eastern Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33065)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 24 - 30; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 24 - 30; Vertèbres: 19. Body width 2.0-2.5 in head length; body depth 1.9-3.1 in SL; head length 2.8-3.3 in SL; snout length 3.6-4.9 in SL; eye diameter 2.7-4.5 in head length (Ref. 33065). Adult caudal fin with moderately long filaments on upper and middle rays (Ref. 9002). Pelvic fin rudiment movable, small; pelvic flap moderately extendable (Ref. 9002). Pale grey or yellow to brown with variable dark markings (Ref. 9002).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in weedy areas, usually in harbors (Ref. 9002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 24.3 - 28.4, mean 27.3 °C (based on 176 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00956 - 0.04164), b=2.93 (2.76 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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