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Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) >
Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Ebinania: Greek, ebeninos = ebony; australiae: Name refers to the known occurrence of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 548 - 1170 m (Ref. 78434). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78434)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 18; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. This species is distinguished by the following characters: cirri on the head; well-developed thin and flexible orbital rims; cranial (frontal) arch 3 high and twisted upwards, continuous band of prevomerine teeth; one terminal chin pore; obsolete lateral line pores; overall pale colour (Ref. 78434)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Jackson, K.L. and J.S. Nelson, 2006. Ebinania australiae, a new species of fathead sculpin from Southern Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Psychrolutidae). Records of the Australian Museum (2006) 58:37-42. (Ref. 78434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1.7 - 6.7, mean 5.7 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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): 3.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).