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Pseudaphritidae (Catadromous icefishes)
Etymology: Pseudaphritis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, phritto, phisso = to bristle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville (1790–1842) was a French naval officer who was also an explorer, botanist and cartographer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce; saumâtre benthopélagique; catadrome (Ref. 5259); profondeur 0 - 4 m (Ref. 127764). Temperate; 5°C - 20°C (Ref. 2060); 37°S - 44°S
Oceania: southeast Australia, including Tasmania.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2906); common length : 17.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2906)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Found in streams and estuaries. Inhabits slow-flowing water around log snags, under over-hanging banks or among leaf litter (Ref. 5259, 44894). Adult fish migrate downstream to spawn in weedy estuaries from late April to August (Ref. 5259). Feeds on insects, crustaceans, mollusks, worms and fishes (Ref. 5259, 44894). Often buries itself in the substrate to ambush passing prey. A highly efficient osmo-regulator, able to withstand direct transfer from salt to fresh water without any indication of stress. Good eating, but too small to be considered a prime angling target (Ref. 44894).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 2.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.3).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
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