Enoplosus armatus (White, 1790)

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Enoplosidae
Synonyms	Chaetodon armatus, ... more
Common names	Vieille femme, 盔姥鲈, Angelfish, ... more

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Main reference

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7300)

Environment

Reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range ? - 90 m (Ref. 9563)

Climate / Range

Temperate; 26°S - 43°S

Indo-Pacific: Endemic to Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 26. Adults are silver to brown with black vertical stripes (Ref. 33616).

Juveniles live in estuaries (Ref. 33616) while adults occur in estuaries and on inshore and offshore rocky reefs and seagrass beds (Ref. 9563). Found either in large schools, in pairs or as solitary individuals (Ref. 33616). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless (Ref. 4537)

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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