Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Paraplesiops: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, plesios = neighbour + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated, usually 5 - 15 m (Ref. 27115). Temperate; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 27115)
Southwest Pacific: endemic to eastern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Adults are benthic species which occur inshore (Ref. 7300). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00177 - 0.01234), b=3.18 (2.95 - 3.41), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 119 [30, 310] mg/100g; Iron = 0.288 [0.116, 0.760] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [16.2, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.369 [0.121, 1.027] g/100g; Selenium = 2.39 [0.52, 8.90] μg/100g; VitaminA = 799 [111, 5,792] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.88 [0.89, 3.64] mg/100g (wet weight);