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Histiophrynidae (Starfingered frogfishes)
Etymology: Echinophryne: Greek, echinos = sea urchin, hedgehog + Greek, phryne = toad (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lewis C ‘Lou’ Reynolds of Melbourne collected the holotype (1983) and a paratype in southern Australia. We have no further details of him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 20 m (Ref. 57178). Temperate; 34°S - 40°S, 116°E - 147°E (Ref. 57382)
Distribución
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Indo-Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 33839)
A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which occurs inshore (Ref. 7300, 75154); associated with sponges (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous.
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.2 - 18.4, mean 16.8 °C (based on 107 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).