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Aulopidae (Aulopus)
Etymology: formosana: Named after Formosa, Taiwan where it is predominantly found.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale. Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean in Western Australia and Northwest Pacific in Taiwan.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 31559)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 16; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 8 - 10; Vertebre: 40 - 43. Pinkish red with irregularly scattered black spots on back and two rows of violet red spots on lateral side. Dorsal fin with yellowish spots in males and reddish spots in females. Anal fin with a median yellowish stripe in males only (Ref. 31559). Second dorsal ray of males prolonged into a filament; pyloric caeca absent (Ref. 31559).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Lee, S.-C. and W.-C. Chao, 1994. A new aulopid species, Aulopus formosanus (Aulopiformes: Aulopodidae) from Taiwan. Zool. Stud. 33(3):211-216. (Ref. 31559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00186 - 0.01072), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).