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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Assessor: Latin, assessor, -oris = the person that tkes part in some play.
Eponymy: Meaning ‘assistant’ or ‘helper’, the allusion is not explained, but might perhaps refer to Francis (Frank) A McNeill (1896–1969), Whitley’s colleague at the Australian Museum, who, as carcinologist, probably helped Whitley with his ichthylogical [...] Francis Alexander ‘Frank’ McNeill (1896–1969) was an Australian ichthyologist and carcinologist at the Australian Museum in Sydney. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب; نطاق العمق 2 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 130646)
Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef in Australia and New Caledonia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 2334)
Adults are found in lagoon and seaward reefs, aggregate in caves, often upside down. Males incubate the eggs mass in their mouth (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Breeding in the aquarium is possible (Ref. 130646).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205), in his mouth for 15-16 days (Ref. 130467)..
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
أدوات
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 24.6 - 28.7, mean 26.8 °C (based on 572 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00523 - 0.02098), b=2.90 (2.72 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (مرجع
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 163 [94, 312] mg/100g; Iron = 0.972 [0.574, 1.587] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.8, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.176 [0.100, 0.299] g/100g; Selenium = 20.1 [10.0, 39.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 172 [58, 504] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.22 [1.50, 3.19] mg/100g (wet weight);
