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Gnathanacanthidae (Red velvetfish)
Etymology: Gnathanacanthus: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, ana = up + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: J W Goetzee, a friend of the author, discovered the species in Hobart, Tasmania. He sent it with others to Bleeker, warning him how poisonous the fish was to eat. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal. Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to Australia (Western and South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7463)
Inhabits rock reef and weed beds (Ref. 75154) of inshore waters (Ref. 7300, 75154). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland (Ref. 57406).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Nelson, J.S., 1984. Fishes of the world. 2nd edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. 523 p. (Ref. 245)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.7 - 20.5, mean 17.5 °C (based on 124 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 44.2 [24.2, 99.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.406 [0.220, 0.730] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.1, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 1.12 [0.49, 3.10] g/100g; Selenium = 18.2 [9.3, 41.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.9 [5.9, 57.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.593 [0.426, 0.859] mg/100g (wet weight);