Smallscale hardyhead
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf, inshore waters . Often found in estuaries and recorded in coastal bays .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Body slightly compressed and sides flattened .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Smallscale hardyhead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 30 m , usually 1 - 4 m . Temperate; 34°S - 40°S endemic to southern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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