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Odacidae (Cales and weed-whitings)
Etymology: Odax: Greek, odax, = with the teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forster.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 121916). Subtropical; 35°S - 48°S, 166°E - 179°E
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and probably Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 24.6, range 23 - 26.48 cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6185); max. published weight: 1.5 kg (Ref. 9258); max. reported age: 11 years (Ref. 52272)
Inhabits shallow inshore waters where rocks and brown algae are abundant. Browses on algae and feeds mainly on brown algae Carpophyllum (Ref. 26966), Lessonia spp., and Macrocystis spp. (Ref. 116706).
Gomon, M.F. and J.R. Paxton, 1985. A revision of the Odacidae, a temperate Australian-New Zealand labroid fish family. Indo-Pac. Fish. (8):57 p. (Ref. 6185)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7502 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00267 - 0.01793), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.1 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=19; K=0.23; tm=1.2-3.9;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 115 [66, 233] mg/100g; Iron = 1.33 [0.81, 2.33] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.1, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.271 [0.168, 0.445] g/100g; Selenium = 22.8 [11.7, 46.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.15 [2.48, 25.89] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.07 [0.77, 1.53] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.