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Chironemus georgianus  Cuvier, 1829

Western kelpfish
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Chironemidae (Kelpfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Tasseled kelpfish, 澳洲丝鳍, 大鳞胸丝, ... more

Main reference

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. (Ref. 9002)
 References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2156)

Environment

Marine; demersal

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: South Australia.
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Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Small, secretive species living among weeds.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Internet sources

BHL | Check for other websites | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank(genome, nucleotide) | GOBASE | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | iSpecies | PubMed | Scirus | Sea Around Us | SeaLifeBase | Tree of Life | uBio | uBio RSS | Wikipedia(Go, Search) | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record | Fishtrace

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 3.4   ±0.2 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 Unknown