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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Paramonacanthus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha ) thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Graham Lowe of Bundaberg, Queensland, collected the holotype. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 78 m (Ref. 33065), usually 20 - 78 m (Ref. 33065). Tropical
Distribución
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Southwest Pacific: east coast of Australia from Lizard Island in north Queensland to Sydney Harbor in New South Wales. In addition, two specimens have been collected at the Chesterfield Reefs, about 900 km off the coast.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 33065)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 27 - 30; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 26 - 28; Vértebra: 19. Dorsal profile of snout moderately to slightly convex in male, usually straight in female, without prominent hump just before nostrils; soft dorsal fin of male with second ray elongate and filamentous; no elongate rays in caudal fin; narrow whitish lines often along body; dark stripe on outer margin of anal fin in male, width equal to or greater than width of pupil.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Hutchins, J.B., 1997. Review of the monacanthid fish genus Paramonacanthus, with descriptions of three new species. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. Suppl. No. 54:1-57. (Ref. 33065)
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): 24 - 27.7, mean 25.6 °C (based on 96 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00956 - 0.04164), b=2.93 (2.76 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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