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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: australis: Named for its southern hemisphere distribution; Latin australis for southern.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin pelagic-neritic; profondeur 97 - 173 m (Ref. 76759). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: off the northwest coast of Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 76759)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 19 - 23; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 17. This species has the following characters: D XI,20; A III,17; pectoral-fin rays 14; 43 tubed lateral-line scales; body depth 73.2% in SL; light brown in color with body uniformly pale, the head somewhat darker, a dark elongated spot between 2nd and 7th soft dorsal fin rays, bordered anteriorly by a pale area of similar width, and extending onto membrane between last spine and first ray (Ref. 76759).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Kuiter, R.H., 2004. Description of a new species of butterflyfish, Roa australis, from northwestern Australia (Pisces: Perciformes: Chaetodontidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 56:167-171. (Ref. 76759)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: bycatch
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 18.7 - 27.3, mean 22.9 °C (based on 72 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01107 - 0.04526), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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