Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 1 - 10 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: eastern Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 42788)
Back brownish with pale yellow spots formed forming irregular bars or eye spots; large brownish blotch on cheek and another across back to pectoral-fin regions (Ref. 42788).
Found near shore, on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230) or sandy beaches (Ref. 42788); also in estuaries (Ref. 42788). Good food fish (Ref. 42788).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Kishimoto, H., 2001. Uranoscopidae. Stargazers. p. 3519-3531. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 42788)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 27.5, mean 26.2 °C (based on 300 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00266 - 0.01494), b=3.11 (2.90 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).