Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in inshore and offshore rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9563, 9710).
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May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell 1986 Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9563&speccode=14356
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Distribution
Southwest Pacific, New Caledonia and Australia (Ref. 75154) and photographed from the Norfolk I. (Ref. 8880).
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Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen 2006 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178. (Ref. 75154)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=75154&speccode=5803
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563))
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May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell 1986 Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9563&speccode=14356
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 9710)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Trophic Strategy
Occurs in inshore and offshore rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9563, 9710).
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Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&speccode=4599
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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