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Caesioperca lepidoptera (Forster, 1801)

Butterfly perch
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> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Caesioperca: Latin, caesius, bluish-grey, 1835 + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forster.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 10 - 140 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate

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Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Often confused with Caesioperca rasor.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9563)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

A schooling species found over rocky reefs (Ref. 9563). Forms large aggregates in deeper water where it feeds mostly in the lower part of the water column. Usually occurs in areas which are exposed to continual strong tidal water movement (Ref. 26966).

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.1 - 18.3, mean 16.6 °C (based on 168 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 42.2 [24.8, 101.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.427 [0.168, 0.916] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [15.0, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 0.505 [0.262, 0.997] g/100g; Selenium = 13.4 [6.4, 31.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.4 [3.7, 91.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.532 [0.344, 0.817] mg/100g (wet weight);