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Bovichtidae (Thornfishes)
Etymology: Halaphritis: Greek, als = salt + Greek, aphritis, -idos = anchovy (Ref. 45335); platycephala: Named for its flat head..
More on authors: Last, Balushkin & Hutchins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 5 - 13 m (Ref. 43123). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania, Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 43123)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 24 - 25; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 22 - 23; Vertèbres: 43.
Lives deep inside caves or under ledges in semi-exposed habitats in the near shore where light levels are low. Adapted to creeping around the bottom in cramped confines. In captivity, it crawls over the substrate rather than swim. Feeds on shrimps and other small crustaceans in captivity (Ref. 43123).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Last, P.R., A.V. Balushkin and J.B. Hutchins, 2002. Halaphritis platycephala (Notothenioidei: Bovichtidae): a new genus and species of temperate icefish from southeastern Australia. Copeia 2002(2):433-440. (Ref. 43123)
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): 13.4 - 18.3, mean 17 °C (based on 75 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00162 - 0.01121), b=3.16 (2.93 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.55 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).