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Aracanidae (Deepwater boxfishes)
Etymology: Aracana: From a city in Bolivia.
More on author: Shaw.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 200 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563). Known in rocky reefs, usually fairly deep, including estuaries (Ref. 9002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.1 - 20.4, mean 16.6 °C (based on 191 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7502 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 53.2 [22.8, 127.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.463 [0.193, 1.087] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.3, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.571 [0.263, 1.219] g/100g; Selenium = 14.8 [7.3, 32.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.8 [3.0, 48.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.627 [0.437, 0.982] mg/100g (wet weight);