Australia country information

Common names: Butterfly gurnard, Flying gurnard, Lachet gurnard
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, southern New South Wales and Tasmania (Ref. 9563). Also Ref. 91768.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Pterygotriglinae
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Common names from other countries

繁星角鲂鮄, غرنار مقرن أو جرانتية مقرنة, Grondin pointu, ... more

Main reference

Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan. 1989. (Ref. 5755)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 62.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 300 m (Ref. 91768)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 16°C (Ref. 107945); 21°S - 43°S

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: southern Australia, from Western Australia to Tasmania and New South Wales (Ref. 9563); also from New Zealand.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Adults are found on the continental shelf; juveniles enter bays and estuaries (Ref. 9563); benthic (Ref. 75154). Specimens less than 12.5 cm SL are found at depths less than 55 m (Ref. 91768).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.9 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=3-4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Pterygotrigla polyommata (Richardson, 1839)