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Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) >
Leptoscopidae (Southern sandfishes)
Etymology: Crapatalus: Greek, krapatalos, -on = an imaginating coin for using in hell (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Last & Edgar.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 18 m (Ref. 9002). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Victoria and Tasmania, Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9002)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 36 - 38; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 36 - 37. Sandy color dorsally, pale in color ventrally; matches sand types in color and pattern (Ref. 9002).
Inhabits shallow quiet waters in light-colored sand (Ref. 9002). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.5 - 18.5, mean 17 °C (based on 224 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6562 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).