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Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) >
Hemerocoetidae (Indo-Pacific duckbills)
Etymology: Enigmapercis: Latin, aenigma = to speak allusively or obscurely + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 1 - 130 m (Ref. 9002). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific: South Australia to central New South Wales, Australia, including Bass Strait.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9002)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 29; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 24. Pale in color, matching type of sand in which they bury (Ref. 9002). Anterior nostril with 2 projections (Ref 12932).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Usually buried in the upper parts of wave-formed sand in clear sand estuaries and coastal bays (Ref. 9002). Occurs in shallow waters and to at least 130 m (Ref. 9002).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 14.9 - 22.3, mean 17.5 °C (based on 332 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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