Tasselled Threefin
📖 Overview
Associated with yellow sponges. Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites . Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22. 22-26 pored scales in the anterior lateral line series; 0-13 notched scales in the posterior series. The second dorsal fin without an ocellate black blotch but may be distally blackish, the anal fin pale, occasionally with whitish spots; the pelvic fin pale, and the dorsal fine spines each with two large distal spinules.: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tasselled Threefin is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tasselled Threefin is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Tasselled Threefin is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 80 m . Subtropical Endemic to the Bass Strait area in southern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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