Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 64 m (Ref. 9790). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Northern Australia from Northwest Shelf, Napier Broome Bay, Darwin, to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Pine Peak, Queensland; the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819); Daru, Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9790); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9790)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11;
Anal
soft rays: 11. Preopercular spines usually 3, upper spine short, subequal with next; accessory spine absent. Suborbital ridge usually with 2 spines under eye and several more spines behind eye. Interopercular flap absent.
Taken over sand and mud bottoms by trawling at depths from 8-64 m. Young and juveniles frequently found in Darwin Harbor (Ref. 9790).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston, 1988. The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 201 p. (Ref. 3132)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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