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Aracanidae (Deepwater boxfishes)
Etymology: Aracana: From a city in Bolivia.
More on author: Gray.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 60 m (Ref. 9563), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 9563). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Occurs in shallow waters, more commonly in depths less than 20 m (Ref. 9563).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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