Johnius
australis
(Günther, 1880)
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Family:
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Sciaenidae
(Drums or croakers)
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Bottlenose jewfish |
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Max. size:
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23.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9772) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Southwest Pacific: Known along the coasts of northern and northeastern Australia and New Guinea.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 11 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 26 - 31;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 7. Body silvery, everywhere so clouded with brown dots as to quite obscure the ground color; pectoral and pelvic fins pale (Ref. 9772).
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Biology: |
Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries and rivers (Ref. 9772).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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