Lovettia sealii, Tasmanian whitebait : fisheries

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Lovettia sealii (Johnston, 1883)

Tasmanian whitebait
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Galaxiiformes (Southern smelts) > Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Aplochitoninae
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 41°S - 44°S (Ref. 26213)

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Oceania: Tasmania, particularly along the northern and southeastern coasts.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5259); common length : 5.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5259)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in coastal seas, estuaries and rivers. An annual species, with an anadromous life cycle. In spring, large shoals of adults migrate from the sea into rivers and estuaries to spawn. Eggs are deposited on the bottom or among debris. They hatch in 2-3 weeks, and the fry are swept out to sea where they undergo development. Adults die shortly after spawning. Also known as Derwent whitebait (Ref. 44894).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Berra, Tim M. | Collaborators

Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 February 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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