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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
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 13 m (Ref. 43123). Temperate
Distribuzione
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Eastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania, Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 43123)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 24 - 25; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 22 - 23; Vertebre: 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 | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.55 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).