Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 80 - 300 m (Ref. 33839). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33839)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Red with numerous horizontal white lines on sides; eyes yellow; unpaired fins reddish, caudal with broad, intensely red stripe on each lobe; pelvic fins whitish, pectorals mostly transparent (Ref. 33839).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gomon, M.F., C.J.M. Glover and R.H. Kuiter (eds.), 1994. The fishes of Australia's south coast. State Print, Adelaide. 992 p. (Ref. 33839)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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