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Odacidae (Cales and weed-whitings)
Etymology: Siphonognathus: Greek, siphon = tube + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Charles Edward Beddome (1839–1898) was a London-born Australian pastoralist and businessman who bought land in Queensland with a bequest from his father. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 75154). Subtropical; 32°S - 45°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Perth, Western Australia to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria; including Tasmania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6185)
Common on rocky reefs with thick growths of brown macroalgae at depths of 10 m; also in areas of only moderate wave action.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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: of no interest; aquarium: potential
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.2 - 18.7, mean 17.1 °C (based on 165 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5159 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 288 [145, 617] mg/100g; Iron = 1.71 [1.01, 3.15] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.2, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.236 [0.124, 0.446] g/100g; Selenium = 20.4 [9.7, 43.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12 [4, 35] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.20, 2.69] mg/100g (wet weight);
